UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 
AT   LOS  ANGELES 


if 

I 


ROBERT  ERNEST  COWAN 


SCOTT  LIBRARY  HALL 


OF  THE 

San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 

OF  THE 

PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

DM  THE  U.  S.  A. 
AND   ITS    ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION. 

BY 

JAMES  CURRY,   D.  D. 


VACAVILLE: 

REPORTER  PUBLISHING  COMPANY. 
1907. 


Who  shared  with  me  my  life  while  a  student  in  the 

Seminary,  and  who  has  ever  been  my  devoted 

companion  and  efficient  helper  in 

the  Master's  service, 

THIS   BOOK    IS   AFFECTIONATELY    DEDICATED. 


PREFACE. 

This  book  had  its  origin  in  this  way.  At  a  meeting 
of  the  Alumni  Association  in  Redlands,  Cal.,  in  October, 
1905,  it  was  decided  to  celebrate  the  Quarter-Centennial 
Anniversary  of  the  organization  of  said  Association, 
and  to  gather  up  for  publication  historical  sketches  of 
the  alumni  and  students.  As  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee appointed  for  this  work,  it  fell  to  me  to  write 
these  sketches.  While  thus  engaged  it  was  impressed 
upon  me  that  the  history  of  the  whole  Seminary  should 
be  written.  This  I  undertook  and  the  result  is  this 
book.  The  brevity  of  some  of  these  sketches  is  ac- 
counted for  by  the  fact  that  these  persons  failed  to  re- 
spond to  repeated  requests  for  data.  I  thankfully 
acknowledge  the  valuable  assistance  rendered  by  Pro- 
fessor Charles  G.  Paterson  and  Revs.  A.  H.  Croco,  H. 
N.  Bevier  and  Charles  P.  Hessell,  the  other  members  of 
the  committee  on  the  Alumni  History,  and  by  others,  in 
furnishing-  data.  The  figures,  dates,  names  and  facts 
have  been  carefully  gathered  from  the  records  of  the 
Seminary,  the  Synod  of  California,  the  General  Assem- 
bly, and  other  reliable  sources,  and  as  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  I  certify  them  to  be,  to  the  best  of 
my  knowledge  and  belief,  correct  in  every  particular. 

The  author  counts  it  an  honor  and  privilege  to  have 
enjoyed  the  personal  acquaintance  of  all  the  founders 
and  supporters  of  the  Seminary  on  this  coast  mentioned 
in  the  history,  with  perhaps  two  exceptions. 

Not  as  a  literary  effort,  but  as  a  record  of  important 
historical  facts,  this  book  is  sent  forth,  with  the  hope 
•that  it  may  aid  in  preserving  the  memory  and  works  of 
the  founders  and  supporters  of  my  Alma  Mater,  and  in 
awakening  a  deeper  interest  on  the  part  of  others  in  this 
School  of  the  Prophets  by  the  Golden  Gate. 

JAMES  CURRY. 

Vacaville,  Cal.,  June  21,  1907. 


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"J  can  conceive  of  nothing  more  unfortunate 
than  a  lack  of  desire,  to  understand  the  early 
foundations  of  our  societies,  or  to  explore  the 
sources  of  individual  power,  which  are.  the  sum  of 
national  greatness.  To  neglect  the  merits  of  our 
fathers  is  a  disgrace."— WENDELL  PHILLIPS. 

"'Write  this  for  a  memorial  in  a  hook.1' — THE 
BIBLE. 


HISTORY  OF  THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 
THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY. 

LOCATION. 

The  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  the  United  States  of  America  is  sit- 
uated at  San  Anselmo,  Cal.,  sixteen  miles  north  of  San 
Francisco.  It  was  established  by  action  of  the  Synod  of 
the  Pacific  while  in  session  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Oakland,  Cal.,  October  5,  1871,  and  its  loca- 
tion on  the  Bay  of  San  Francisco  shows  the  wise  fore- 
sight of  its  founders. 

The  Pacific  Coast  States  are  separated  from  the  rest 
of  the  United  States  by  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  em- 
brace a  territory  large  enough  for  a  great  republic. 
This  territory  is  about  1,200  by  1,000  miles  in  extent, 
and  comprises  upwards  of  800,000  square  miles.  This 
is  almost  equal  to  all  the  United  States  east  of  the  Miss- 
issippi River,  and  is  considerably  larger  than  Great 
Britain,  France,  Austria  and  Germany  combined. 

It  is  a  region  calculated  to  attract  and  sustain  a  large 
population.  It  is  estimated  that  by  the  process  of  dry- 
farming  the  plateau  lying  between  the  Rocky  and 
Sierra  Nevada  mountains,  once  considered  a  desert 
land,  is  capable  of  producing  enough  grain,  fruit  and 
vegetables  to  supply  the  whole  of  the  United  States. 
Much  land  not  suited  for  cultivation  is  well  adapted  to 
grazing  and  stock  raising,  while  the  mountains  are 


2  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

filled  with  stores  of  gold,  silver,  copper,  iron,  coal  and 
other  minerals  of  fabulous  value. 

The  Sierras  and  Coast  Range  mountains  are  famed 
for  their  extensive  forests,  containing  the  largest  trees 
in  the  world  and  of  superior  quality  for  lumber.  The 
foothills  and  valleys  of  the  three  States  lying  immedi- 
ately on  the  coast  have  a  climate  ranging  from  that  of 
the  tropics  to  that  of  the  mountain  summits  covered 
with  eternal  snow.  This,  in  connection  with  a  rich 
soil,  insures  the  production  of  almost  everything  that 
grows  in  any  part  of  the  world  in  great  abundance, 
variety  and  excellence. 

These  States  abound  in  lakes,  springs,  rivers  and 
small  streams,  which  supply  an  abundance  of  water  for 
domestic  purposes,  irrigation  and  power.  They  are 
also  renowned  for  their  profusion  of  lovely  flowers, 
beautiful  landscapes  and  sublime  scenery,  that  attract 
the  lovors  of  the  beautiful  from  all  parts  of  the  world. 
They  have  a  coast  line  of  3,251  miles,  indented  with 
bays  and  inlets  that  form  safe  and  commodious  harbors 
for  all  kinds  of  vessels.  Moreover,  their  location  upon 
the  shores  of  the  largest  ocean  in  the  world  and  in 
closest  proximity  to  the  teeming  populations  of  the 
Orient,  insures  to  the  people  of  this  region  a  prominent 
part  in  the  commerce  and  activities  of  this  mighty  sea, 
that  is  destined  to  be  the  center  of  the  great  maritime 
enterprises  of  the  coming  years. 

These  conditions  are  such  as  to  make  this  "The 
Land  of  Promise"  for  America,  the  most  favored  and 
prosperous  of  all  the  nations,  and  to  attract  here  large 
numbers  of  the  most  intelligent  and  enterprising  peo- 
ple from  all  parts  of  the  world. 

California  is  the  largest,  richest  and  in  many  respects 


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the  most  favored  of  all  these  States,  while  the  Bay  of 
San  Francisco  is  the  most  commodious  and  best  harbor 
on  the  Coast.  It  seems  destined  to  be  the  central  point 
for  all  these  activities,  and  around  it  is  gathered  already 
the  largest  and  most  concentrated  population  of  this 
whole  region.  In  view  of  all  this  it  is  evident  that 
there  are  to  be  established  and  maintained  here  institu- 
tions of  learning  in  both  secular  and  religious  educa- 
tion, and  these  cannot  otherwise  than  have  a  powerful 
and  wide-spread  influence.  We  see  much  of  this  being 
realized  at  the  present  time. 

It  was  then  with  the  wisdom  of  statesmen  that  the 

founders  of   the  San  Francisco   Theological   Seminary 

foresaw  this  a  generation  ago,  and  determined  to  found 

a  "School  of  the  Prophets"  in  this  center  of  influence. 

FIRST  DECADE. 

ORIGIN. 

It  is  impossible  to  know  in  whose  mind  this  project 
had  its  first  inception.  It  was  a  remark  of  Rev.  Dr.  W. 
A.  Scott  that  "the  first  time  he  ever  came  in  at  the 
Golden  Gate  (in  1854)  he  proposed  to  see  a  Presbyterian 
college  and  theological  seminary  in  sight  of  the  bay." 
The  College  was  started,  many  years  before  the  Semi- 
nary was  established,  under  the  name  of  "The  Univer- 
sity City  College."  It  was  very  prosperous  for  awhile, 
but  under  adverse  circumstances  it  had  to  cease  its  work . 

Early  in  the  auutmn  of  1871  Rev.  William  Alexander 
had  a  conference  with  Dr.  Scott  in  which  he  proposed 
that  immediate  steps  be  taken  to  establish  a  theological 
seminary.  Accordingly  Dr.  Scott  presented  the  matter 
to  the  Presbytery  of  San  Francisco  September  5,  1871, 
and  a  committee  of  Presbytery  was  appointed  to  present 
the  matter  to  the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  at  its  approach- 


4  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

ing  meeting-  in  Oakland,  and  this  was  accordingly  done. 
The  first  record  in  the  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  Seminary  is  this: 

"HISTORY  OF  THE  ORIGIN  OF  THE  SEMINARY. 

Extract  from  the  minutes  of  the  Synod  of  the  Pa- 
cific. 

"Oakland,  Wednesday,  October  4,  1871. 

"The  Rev.  Dr.  W.  A.  Scott,  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Education,  made  a  verbal  report  in  which  he 
took  occasion  to  urg-e  the  necessity  of  the  organization 
of  a  Theological  Seminary  on  this  coast.  The  report 
was  accepted  and  the  committee  discharged. 

"In  connection  with  the  above  report  the  Rev.  W. 
Alexander  presented  a  memorial  from  several  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  San  Francisco  respect- 
fully presenting:  the  importance  of  organizing"  a  Theo- 
logical Seminary  on  this  Coast,  and  requesting- that  steps 
be  taken  to  this  effect. 

"It  was  as  follows: 
"To  the  Reverend  Synod  of  the  Pacific,  in  session  at 

Oakland,  Cal.,  October  3,  1871. 

"FATHERS  AND  BRETHREN:  Inasmuch  as  the  Lord 
has  called  us  to  the  office  and  work  of  the  ministry,  and 
committed  to  our  charge  important  trusts  touching-  the 
interests  of  His  kingdom  on  this  Coast,  and  as  nothing 
can  have  a  more  direct  bearing  on  the  interests  of  that 
kingdom  than  the  raising  up  of  a  duly  qualified  minis- 
try, and  as  in  the  providence  of  God  the  time  seems  to 
have  come  for  entering  on  that  great  work,  your  memori- 
alists, under  a  deep  sense  of  their  own  insufficiency  and 
with  entire  confidence  in  the  wisdom  of  the  Synod  un- 
der the  good  hand  of  our  God  upon  us,  would  respect- 


THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY  5 

fully  ask  the  Synod  to  appoint  a  committee,  at  as  early 
a  period  as  possible,  to  consider  and  report  to  the  Synod 
at  an  early  day  during  its  present  sessions,  a  plan  for 
the  organization  of  a  Theological  Seminary,  such  as  the 
present  wants  and  future  interests  of  this  Coast  demand . 
And  your  memorialists  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

(Signed)  "W.  ALEXANDER, 

"T.  M.CUNNINGHAM, 
"W.  A.  SCOTT, 
"H.  P.  COON, 
"A.  HEMME, 
"S.  WOODBRIDGE, 
"GEO.  BURROWES." 

At  the  same  time  the  memorial  from  the  Presbytery 
of  San  Francisco  was  presented,  and  both  memorials 
were  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of  Ministers 
W.  A.  Scott,  D.  D.,  chairman;  A.  M.  Stewart,  James 
Wylie,  N.  Slater  and  W.  Alexander,  and  Elders  H.  P. 
Coon  and  A.  Hemme.  The  committee  reported  on 
Wednesday  evening,  October  4th,  that  they  were  of  the 
unanimous  opinion  that  the  time  had  come  to  move  for- 
ward in  this  matter.  They  presented  a  plan  for  the  or- 
ganization and  government  of  a  Theological  Seminary 
on  this  Coast,  modeled  largely  after  that  of  the  Semi- 
nary at  Princeton,  N.  J.,  using  as  far  as  possible  the 
very  words  of  that  noble  instrument.  This  plan  had 
been  drawn  up  previously  by  Rev.  W.  Alexander. 

The  report  of  the  committee  was  adopted,  and  a 
Board  of  Directors  was  elected  as  follows:  Ministers 
W.  A.  Scott,  D.  D.,  convener;  S.  Woodbridge,  D.  D., 
Daniel  W.  Poor,  D.  D.,  Thomas  M.  Cunningham,  D.  D., 
E.  B.  Walsworth,  D.  D.,  A.  F.  White,  LL.  D.,  W.  W. 


6  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

Brier,  William  Alexander  and  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  D.: 
Elders  A,  Hemme,  Stephen  Franklin,  C.  W.  Armesr 
R.  J.  Trumbull,  Judge  H.  P.  Coon  and  S.  I.  C.  Sweezey. 
The  Board  held  its  first  meeting-  in  the  Old  City  Col- 
lege, corner  of  Geary  and  Stockton  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco, November  7r  1871,  and  organized  by  electing  the 
following  officers: 

W.  A.  Scott,  D.  D.r  President. 

D.  W.  Poor,  D.  D.,  Vice  President. 

R.  J.  Trumbull,  Secretary. 

Stephen  Franklin,  Treasurer. 

The  following  Professors  were  elected: 

Dr.  W.  A.  Scott  to  the  chair  of  Systematic  Theology 
and  Church  Government. 

Dr.  D.  W.  Poor  to  the  chair  of  Church  History  and 
Homiletics. 

Rev.  W.  Alexander  to  the  chair  of  Biblical  Literature. 

On  December  4,  1871,  Rev.  George  Burrowes,  D.  D., 
was  elected  Professor  of  Hebrew  and  Old  Testament 
Literature.  Soon  after  this  there  was  a  readjustment 
of  the  chairs  as  follows: 

Dr.  W.  A.  Scott,  Systematic  Theology  and  Mental 
and  Moral  Science. 

Dr.  George  Burrowes,  Hebrew  Language  and  Liter- 
ature and  Old  Testament  Introduction. 

Rev.  William  Alexander,  Greek,  New  Testament 
Literature  and  Homiletics. 

Dr.  D.  W.  Poor,  Biblical  and  Ecclesiastical  History 
and  Church  Government. 

It  was  distinctly  understood  that  as  the  Seminary  was 
without  funds,  no  salaries  were  attached  to  the  Profes- 


sorships,  and  the  Professors  elected  accepted  their  posi- 
tions upon  this  condition. 

Rev.  Mr.  Alexander  reported  to  this  same  meeting 
that  four  young-  men  had  commenced  preparatory  theo- 
logical studies,  and  that  several  others  were  ready  to  do 
so  when  proper  facilities  were  afforded  them. 

The  work  of  instruction  began  November  14,  1871, 
with  the  following  students  in  attendance:  D.  N.  Alex- 
ander, J.  L.  Drum,  Andrew  Lees  and  James  L.  Woods. 

BEGINNING  OF  THE  LIBRARY, 
As  early  as  December,  1869,  at  a  special  meeting  of 
the  Synod  of  the  Pacific,  the  subject  of  a  Theological 
Seminary  was  discussed,  and  Dr.  Burrowes  then  an- 
nounced his  intention  of  donating'  his  library  to  such  an 
institution  when  it  should  be  started.  He  made  g-ood 
his  purpose  soon  after  the  organization  was  effected, 
donating  his  library  of  2,000  volumes  of  choice  books, 
valued  at  $5,000.  About  this  time  Messrs.  Robert  Car- 
ter &  Brothers  of  New  York  and  Messrs.  A.  Romans  & 
Co.  of  San  Francisco  also  made  valuable  donations  to 
the  Seminary  library. 

Thus  the  Seminary  was  launched  upon  its  career.  It 
had  no  buildings,  no  grounds  and  no  money.  But  it 
had  an  earnest  Board  of  Directors  and  a  Faculty  com- 
petent and  filled  with  the  spirit  of  sacrifice,  courage  and 
faith  in  God.  For  several  years  recitations  were  held 
in  St.  John's  and  Calvary  Churches  and  in  the  City 
College.  Rooms  for  students  were  also  provided  in  the 
college  and  in  St.  John's  Church. 

THE    FACULTY. 

The  success  of  the  enterprise  depended  upon  the  Fac- 
ulty, and  for  several  years  they  gave  themselves  earn- 


8  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

estly  to  the  work  without  any  remuneration,  laboring-  in 
other  fields  to  provide  the  means  for  their  own  suste- 
nance. Dr.  Scott -was  pastor  of  St.  John's  Church,  Dr. 
Alexander  President  of  the  City  College  until  1875, 
while  Dr.  Burrowes  was  President  of  the  University 
Mound  College  and  Dr.  Poor  was  pastor  of  the  First 
Church  of  Oakland  for  a  short  time  after  the  Seminary 
opened.  To  the  consecration,  self-denial,  hard  work, 
faith  and  perseverance  of  these  four  men  the  Church  of 
Christ  is  greatly  indebted  for  the  foundation  and  suc- 
cess of  this  "School  of  the  Prophets." 

FINANCES. 

The  great  need  of  the  Seminary  now  was  money  for 
endowment,  and  on  March  18,  1872,  Rev.  W.  W.  Brier 
was  appointed  Financial  Agent. 

The  first  contribution  toward  this  fund  came  from 
the  First  Church  of  Oakland,  which  donated  a  dwelling- 
house  in  Oakland  valued  at  $5,000,  exchisive  of  the 
mortgage  resting  on  it. 

Mr.  Brier  did  not  continue  long  in  the  work,  and  Rev. 
T.  M.  Cunningham,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  the  Tabernacle 
Church  of  San  Francisco,  took  his  place.  He  went 
East  and  secured  conditional  subscriptions  amounting 
to  about  $100,000.  But  the  work  in  his  own  church 
recalled  him  home,  the  hard  times  of  1873  followed, 
and  the  subscriptions  all  failed  except  $5,000  paid  by 
Mr.  William  Thaw  of  Pittsburg. 

Encouragement  was  given  in  this  line  when,  in  No- 
vember, 1876,  a  donation  of  $5,000  was  received  from 
Messrs.  Alexander  and  Robert  L.  Stuart  of  New  York, 


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and  about  the  same  time  another  $5,000  from  Mr. 
Robert  Bonner  of  the  same  city. 

Dr.  Cunningham  and  Mr.  Brier  did  a  great  deal  of 
hard  and  excellent  work  for  the  Seminary. 

Mr.  Brier  was  born  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  in  1826;  was 
educated  at  Wabash  College  and  Lane  Theological 
Seminary;  came  to  California  in  1850,  and  organized 
the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Marys ville  in  the  following- 
December.  A  few  years  after  this  his  health  failed  and 
he  settled  on  a  fruit  ranch  near  Centerville.  But  he 
continued  to  preach  and  organize  churches,  most  of  his 
work  being  gratuitous.  He  died  June  3,  1887,  in  the 
sixty-first  year  of  his  age. 

Dr.  Cunningham  had  formerly  preached  in  Philadel- 
phia. At  the  time  the  Seminary  was  established  he 
was  pastor  of  the  Central  or  Tabernacle  Presbyterian 
Church,  San  Francisco.  He  was  an  eloquent  preacher 
and  drew  crowded  houses.  He  died  in  Oakland,  Cal., 
February  22,  1880,  aged  50  years. 

CHANGE    IN   THE    FACULTY. 

The  first  change  in  the  Faculty  came  when  Dr.  Poor 
resigned  his  professorship,  August  14,  1876,  to  accept 
the  position  of  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Education  in 
Philadelphia.  On  the  same  date  the  Directors  elected 
Rev.  James  Eells,  D.  D.,  of  the  First  Church  of  Oak- 
land, to  take  Dr.  Poor's  place.  Dr.  Eells  accepted,  and 
again  there  was  a  readjustment  of  the  chairs.  Dr.  Eells 
took  that  of  Apologetics  and  Pastoral  Theology;  Dr. 
Alexander,  Church  History,  General  Introduction  and 
Church  Government;  Dr.  Burrowes,  Hebrew  and  Greek 
Exegesis  and  Special  Introduction;  and  Dr.  Scott,  Sys- 
tematic Theology  and  Moral  Science.  Thus  the  Sem- 


10  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

inary  entered  upon  the  work  of  the  sixth  year  with  a 
full  and  strong  Faculty. 

Upon  the  Directors  of  the  Seminary  has  ever  rested  a 
great  burden  of  responsibility  and  labor  in  directing  and 
sustaining-  the  institution.  This  is  more  particularly  the 
case  with  the  Trustees  chosen  from  the  Directors,  who 
always  have  charge  of  the  business  affairs.  This  Board 
has  been  composed  mostly  of  business  men,  who  give 
much  valuable  time  to  this  work  without  compensation. 
But  from  the  first  Dr.  Scott  was  President  of  both  the 
Board  of  Directors  and  the  Trustees. 

The  Trustees  started  out  in  their  work  with  the  for- 
mal resolution  that  under  no  circumstances  would  they 
incur  any  debt. 

FIRST    SEMINARY   HOME. 

All  along-  the  Seminary  had  been  hampered  in  its 
work  througfh  lack  of  suitable  buildings.  But  on  April 
16,  1877,  a  lot  68x137^  feet  was  purchased  on  Haight 
street  for  $12,000.  During  the  summer  following  a 
suitable  building-  was  erected  thereon.  This  was  fur- 
nished ready  for  occupancy  at  the  opening-  of  the  sev- 
enth year  of  the  Seminary,  in  September,  1877.  The 
whole  property  cost  over  $20,000,  and  the  building  was 
dedicated  free  of  debt.  The  dedication  took  place  on 
the  Lord's  Day,  September  9,  1877.  The  dedicatory 
prayer  and  introductory  address  were  by  Dr.  Scott,  the 
Scriptures  were  read  by  Dr.  Alexander,  Dr.  Burrowes 
gave  an  address,  while  the  special  address  of  the  occa- 
sion was  by  ex-Governor  H.  H.  Haight,  attorney  for  the 
Board.  This  marked  a  distinct  forward  movement  in 
the  Seminary.  In  the  report  of  the  Directors  to  the 
Synod,  October  4,  1877,  they  say:  "We  consider  the 


THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY  11 

Seminary  established.  Its  foundation  is  a  fact."  But 
along-  with  these  matters  of  encouragement,  the  Sem- 
inary was  having  its 

TRIALS   AND   DIFFICULTIES. 

The  Faculty  continued  to  labor  on  with  very  meagre 
remuneration,  because  of  the  lack  of  endowments.  And 
during  these  years  the  reports  of  the  Directors  to  the 
General  Assembly,  presented  by  Dr.  Scott,  were  char- 
acterised by  his  expressions  of  unwavering  faith  in  the 
future  of  the  Seminary,  and  his  earnest  pleas  for  money 
for  endowment  and  to  assist  worthy  students. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Board  October  1,  1878,  the 
death  of  ex-Governor  Henry  H.  Haight  was  reported. 
He  had  been  a  director  and  the  attorney  for  the  Sem- 
inary from  its  foundation,  and  his  loss  was  keenly  felt. 

On  August  28,  1879,  Dr.  Eells  resigned  his  chair  to 
accept  a  professorship  in  Lane  Seminary,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Rev.  John  Hemphill,  pastor  of  Calvary  Church,  San 
Francisco,  was,  on  April  29,  1880,  elected  to  take  Dr. 
Eells'  place  as  Professor  of  Apologetics  and  Pastoral 
Theology.  This  position  he  accepted  May  8,  1880,  and 
filled  efficiently  until  December,  1882,  when  he  accepted 
a  call  to  become  pastor  of  the  West  Arch-street  Church, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

FIRST    ENDOWMENT. 

About  this  time  there  came  evidence  that  the  hopes 
and  prayers  of  those  who  had  been  carrying  on  the 
work  of  the  Seminary  at  such  sacrifice  were  to  be 
realized.  On  September  30,  1880,  a  letter  was  read 
to  the  Board  from  Mr.  R.  L.  Stuart  of  New  York,  stat- 
ing that  he  had  donated  $20,000  to  the  endowment  fund 
of  the  Seminary.  This  was  subsequently  increased, 


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and  in  the  report  of  the  Directors  to  the  Synod,  Octo- 
ber 7,  1881,  they  announced  that  Mr.  Stuart  had  given 
$50,000  to  endow  a  chair,  to  be  designated  as  "The 
Stuart  Professorship  of  Mental  and  Moral  Science  and 
Systematic  Theology . ' '  This  was  the  first  chair  endowed 
in  the  Seminary,  and  Rev.  W.  A.  Scott,  D.  D.,  LL.  D., 
was  its  incumbent. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Synod  in  October,  1880,  the 
alumni  present  organized  an 

ALUMNI   ASSOCIATION, 

and  thereafter  entered  actively  into  the  work  of  assist- 
ing in  raising  funds  for  their  Alma  Mater. 

An  innovation  was  introduced  at  the  Seminary  Com- 
mencement in  April,  1881.  This  .was  the  delivery  of  a 
Deceninal  Historical  Address  by  the  present  writer  as 
the  representative  of  the  Alumni  Association.  The 
custom  of  having  an  Alumni  Address  has  been  con- 
tinued ever  since. 

SUMMARY. 

Thus,  at  the  end  of  the  first  decade,  great  progress 
had  been  made.  Three  professors  had  labored  from 
the  first  with  but  little  remuneration.  The  same  Presi- 
dent, Secretary  and  Treasurer  had  continued  as  officers 
of  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  substantially  the  same 
Board  of  Trustees  had  looked  after  the  finances  during 
these  ten  years. 

A  lot  and  suitable  building  had  been  secured  for  the 
work  of  the  Seminary,  one  chair  had  been  endowed, 
and  property  in  all  valued  at  $106,000  had  been  secured, 
from  which  an  annual  income  of  almost  $3,000  was  ob- 
tained. A  library  of  4,100  volumes,  valued  at  $10,000, 
had  been  secured,  while  24  students  had  graduated  and 


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6  others  had  entered  the  ministry  without  graduating. 
These  30  had  gone  out  to  preach  the  gospel  not  only  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  but  also  in  the  Eastern  States,  the 
islands  of  the  sea,  Great  Britain  and  on  the  Continent 
of  Europe,  Truly,  the  record  was  a  good  one. 


SECOND    DECADE. 

For  several  years  thereafter  there  was  no  special  de- 
velopment in  the  affairs  of  the  Seminary.  The  records 
show  the  same  faithful  attendance  to  duty  on  the  part 
of  the  Faculty  and  Directors,  the  constant  presentation 
of  the  needs  of  the  Seminary,  and  appeals  and  efforts 
to  raise  money  to  meet  current  expenses  and  increase 
the  endowment. 

MORE    STUDENTS    NEEDED. 

Note  was  made  of  the  fact  in  1883  that  the  number  of 
students  for  the  ministry  on  the  Coast  was  very  small , 
and  in  their  report  of  1884  the  Directors  ask  Synod  to 
set  apart  an  hour  "for  prayer  and  conference  for  the 
interest  of  your  School  of  the  Prophets,  and  especially 
for  prayers  to  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  for  more  laborers 
in  His  vineyard." 

These  reports  were  prepared  by  Dr.  Scott,  and  often 
was  his  voice  heard  in  the  Synod  pleading  earnestly 
with  his  brethren  for  their  support  and  their  prayers. 
In  the  last  report  he  ever  made  to  the  Synod,  in  Octo- 
ber, 1884,  Dr.  Scott  said:  "Your  Seminary,  dear  breth- 
ren, was  inaugurated  in  faith  and  with  prayer,  and  has 
been  carried  on  from  the  beginning  by  toil  and  self- 


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denial;  and  surely  we  cannot,  as  a  branch  of  the  Church 
of  Christ,  cease  our  efforts  now.  .  .  .  We  earnestly 
ask  your  assistance,  sympathy  and  prayers.  Affection- 
ately, your  brethren  and  fellow  laborers  in  the  Lord." 

FIRST    DEATH    IN    THE    FACULTY. 

That  voice  and  pen  were  soon  to  be  silent  and  still. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Directors  November  17,  1884, 
Dr.  Scott  was  present,  and,  for  the  fourteeth  time,  was 
elected  President  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

The  next  meeting-  of  the  Directors,  January  16,  1885, 
was  a  special  one,  held  in  connection  with  the  Faculty 
of  the  Seminary  and  the  officers  of  St.  John's  Church, 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  funeral  of  Dr.  Scott,  whose 
death  occurred  January  14th.  This  was  the  first  death 
in  the  Faculty.  His  departure  was  widely  mourned  and 
was  a  great  loss  to  the  Seminary,  to  the  church  of  which 
he  was  pastor,  and  to  the  whole  cause  of  Christ  on  the 
Coast. 

To  fill  the  vacancies  thus  caused  the  Board  of  Direct- 
ors at  their  meeting  February  2,  1885,  elected  Rev. 
Thomas  Fraser  President  of  the  Boards  of  Directors  and 
of  the  Trustees,  and  Rev.  Rodney  L.  Tabor  his  suc- 
cessor as  a  Director. 

Dr.  Burrowes  and  Dr.  Alexander  took  charge  of  the 
instruction  in  his  department  for  the  time  being. 

His  death  was  a  great  blow  to  the  Seminary,  for  he 
had  been  the  one  upon  whom  its  support  and  progress 
depended  more  than  upon  any  one  else.  But  the  dark- 
est hour  is  just  before  the  dawn,  and  God's  cause  ever 
moves  on  though  the  laborers  cease .  And  the  Seminary 
soon  was  established  upon  a  firmer  financial  basis,  and 


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entered  into  that  broader  field  of  service  and  influence 
for  which  Dr.  Scott  had  labored  and  prayed  and  hoped, 
but  which  he  said  he  would  not  live  to  see. 

Rev.  James  Eells,  D.  D.,  was  appointed  financial 
agent  of  the  Seminary  in  March,  1885,  to  undertake  to 
raise  $50,000  upon  this  Coast  and  $50,000  in  the  East- 
ern States  for  endowment.  He  entered  at  once  upon 
the  work  and  was  soon  meeting-  with  great  success. 

HELP   FROM    OREGON. 

On  October  1,  1885,  the  Directors  reported  to  the 
Synod  that  the  citizens  of  Portland,  Ore.,  had  pledged 
$50,000.  Strong-  assurances  of  generous  help  from  the 
East  were  given,  but  in  the  midst  of  his  efforts  in  this 
cause  Dr.  Eells  was  suddenly  called  away  by  death, 
March  9,  1886. 

Subsequently  it  developed  that  the  endowment  from 
Portland,  Ore.,  was  to  come  from  Mr.  W.  S.  Ladd,  its 
leading  citizen.  He  proposed  to  donate  $50,000  to 
endow  the  chair  of  Practical  Theology  in  the  Seminary 
on  condition  that  the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  raise  an 
additional  $50,000  to  endow  another  chair;  that  the 
Synod  including  the  State  of  Oregon  should  have  a  rep- 
resentation in  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Seminary 
equal  to  one -fourth  the  whole,  as  nearly  as  could  be; 
and  that  said  Synod  should  have  the  exclusive  right  to 
nominate  candidates  to  fill  any  vacancy  in  said  chair  of 
Practical  Theology. 

CALIFORNIA   ENDOWS   A   CHAIR. 

The  Synod  of  the  Pacific  began  at  once  a  canvass  of 
churches  and  individuals  for  subscriptions  to  the  endow- 
ment of  the  California  chair.  There  was  a  ready  response , 


16  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

and  on  December  31,  1886,  the  President  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  telegraphed  Mr.  Ladd  that  the  $50,000  had 
been  raised.  On  June  21 ,  1887,  Mr.  Ladd  made  over 
his  deed  of  gift  for  the  $50,000  he  had  promised.  Thus 
$100,000  were  added  to  the  endowment  funds  of  the 
Seminary,  making  three  chairs  fully  endowed. 

This  action  of  Mr,  Ladd  not  only  provided  financial 
help  greatly  needed,  but  it  also  assured  the  interest  and 
co-operation  of  the  great  Northwest,  and  solidified  the 
whole  Pacific  Coast  in  the  maintenance  of  this  School  of 
the  Prophets, 

Subsequently  the  chair  endowed  by  the  Synod  of  the 
Pacific  was  named  the  "California  Chair  of  Church 
History,"  and  Dr.  William  Alexander  became  its 
incumbent. 

Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  D.,  of  Portland,  Ore.,  was 
elected  to  the  chair  of  Practical  Theology  August  10, 
1886,  and  entered  upon  his  work  at  the  opening  of  the 
Seminary  in  September  following, 

BOARD    OF   DIRECTORS    EXPANDED. 

The  Synod  of  the  Columbia  elected  as  its  representa- 
tives in  the  Board  of  Directors  in  1888  the  following- 
named  persons: 

Revs.  W.  H.  Landon,  D.  D.,  F.  G.  Watson,  E.  J. 
Thompson,  D.  D.  and  J.  R.  Thompson,  D.  D.,  and 
Messrs.  William  M.  Ladd  and  J.  W.  Sprague. 

Previous  to  this,  at  its  meeting  in  October,  1886,  the 
Synod  of  the  Pacific  changed  the  Plan  of  the  Seminary 
so  that  the  Board  of  Directors  should  be  composed  of 
twelve  ministers  and  twelve  laymen,  all  of  which  lay- 
men should  be  communicants  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  not  less  than  eight  of  them  ruling  elders. 


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At  the  meeting-  of  the  Synod  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 
October  20,  1894,  the  Plan  was  again  changed,  and  the 
number  of  Directors  was  increased  to  twenty-six.  The 
Synod  of  Washington,  erected  in  1890,  was  requested 
to  elect  two  members,  which  it  has  since  continued 
to  do. 

For  over  two  years  after  the  death  of  Dr.  Scott  the 
work  of  the  chair  of  Systematic  Theology  had  been 
divided  up  between  the  other  members  of  the  Faculty, 
because  of  lack  of  funds  to  pay  an  additional  professor, 
and  because  no  suitable  person  for  the  position  could  be 
secured.  But  another  professor  was  greatly  needed, 
and  the  Directors  proceeded  to  elect  Rev.  Thomas 
Fraser  of  Oakland  to  that  chair  on  April  28,  1887. 
Mr.  W.  S.  Ladd  of  Portland,  Ore.,  agreed  to,  and  did, 
pay  $1,000  a  year  on  his  salary  as  long  as  he  occupied 
that  position.  He  accepted  the  professorship  and  entered 
upon  his  work  therein  at  the  opening  of  the  Fall  term 
of  the  Seminary,  and  continued  doing  efficient  service 
until  he  resigned,  November  26,  1891.  Rev.  F.  A. 
Horton,  D.  D.,  was  elected  President  of  the  Board  in 
Mr.  Fraser 's  place. 

FIRST    INAUGURATION   OF  PROFESSORS. 

In  January,  1889,  there  was  an  inauguration  of  Pro- 
fessors held  in  Calvary  Presbyterian  Church,  San  Fran- 
cisco. These  Professors  were  Rev.  William  Alexan- 
der, D.  D.,  Rev.  A.  L.  Lindsley,  D.  D.,  and  Rev. 
Thomas  Fraser,  D.  D.  Rev.  Dr.  Burrowes  was  not 
able  to  be  present  at  the  inauguration,  and  so  took  the 
required  obligation  before  the  Board  of  Directors  on 
February  llth  following.  This  was  the  first  formal 


18  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

inauguration  of  Professors,  the  ceremony  having-  been 
delayed  because  that  their .  chairs  had  not  heretofore- 
been  endowed. 

LOCATION   CHANGED. 

On  account  of  the  crowded  condition  of  the  Seminary 
building  by  reason  of  increase  in  the  number  of  students 
and  of  the  Seminary  library,  the  matter  of  enlarging 
the  building  or  of  changing  the  location  began  to 
engage  the  attention  of  the  Directors  about  this  time. 
Mr.  Nathaniel  Gray  of  Oakland,  who  had  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  almost  ten  years,  and 
who  had  ever  been  a  warm  friend  and  supporter  of  the 
Seminary,  on  January  8,  1889,  made  a  deed  of  gift  to 
the  Seminary  of  three  lots  with  a  frontage  of  412^  feet 
on  California  street,  San  Francisco.  One  of  the  condi- 
tions of  the  gift  was  this:  that  for  a  period  of  twenty- 
five  years  the  Seminary  should  have  no  power  to  sell  or 
mortgage  the  property.  This  was  a  very  generous 
donation  and  a  desirable  piece  of  property. 

The  Board  accepted  the  gift  with  warmest  thanks, 
February  4,  1889.  On  May  2,  1889,  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  consider  the  matter  of  selling  the  property 
on  Haight  street  and,  with  the  proceeds,  of  putting  up 
suitable  buildings  on  the  property  donated  by  Mr.  Gray. 

The  erection  of  such  buildings  on  these  lots  was 
never  accomplished,  but  in  1904  the  Trustees  of  the 
Seminary  had  residence  flats  built  thereon. 

Soon  after  this  Mr.  A.  W.  Foster  of  San  Rafael  made 
a  proposition  to  donate  a  site  for  the  Seminary  in  Ross 
Valley,  near  San  Anselmo.  On  September  16,  1889,  an 
adjourned  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  at  this  place 
to  view  the  property.  It  was  found  to  be  a  beautiful 


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place  and  well  suited  for  the  purpose.  There  were 
those,  however,  who  thought  the  Seminary  should 
remain  in  San  Francisco,  and  the  matter  of  removal 
was  warmly  discussed  at  the  meeting  of  the  Synod  in 
Sacramento  that  fall,  and  in  the  meetings  of  the  Direct- 
ors thereafter. 

LEGAL   POINT    SETTLED. 

The  question  was  also  raised  as  to  whether  or  not  the 
Seminary  could  be  removed  from  San  Francisco.  This 
question  was  submitted  to  Mr.  Charles  P.  Eells,  the 
attorney  for  the  Seminary,  and  also  to  the  law  firm  of 
Jarboe,  Harrison  and  Goodfellow  of  San  Francisco. 
Both  these  parties  agreed  in  saying  that  the  technical, 
legal  business  of  the  Seminary  must  be  transacted  in 
San  Francisco,  but  its  educational  work  could  be  car- 
ried  on  in  any  part  of  the  State. 

One  of  the  conditions  of  Mr.  Foster's  proposed  dona- 
tion was  that  improvements  costing  not  less  than  $25,- 
000  should  be  erected  upon  the  San  Anselmo  property 
within  two  years. 

Efforts  to  raise  money  in  the  East  had  not  been  so 
successful  as  desired,  and  just  about  this  time 

A    NEW    FRIEND 

to  the  Seminary  was  found  in  California.  This  was 
Mr.  Alexander  Montgomery,  a  capitalist  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, who  resided  in  Oakland.  He  was  a  Scotchman 
with  Presbyterian  inclinations,  and  a  friend  of  Rev. 
Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.  The  work  and  needs  of  the 
Seminary  had  been  spoken  of  to  him  by  Dr.  Mackenzie, 
and  one  day  Mr.  Montgomery  sent  for  the  Doctor  to 
talk  over  some  matters. 

Mr.  Foster's  proposition  was  mentioned,  when  Mr. 


20  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

Montgomery  said  that  more  was  needed  than  $25,000, 
and  he  declared  he  would  give  $50,000  himself  if  other 
friends  of  the  Seminary  would  raise  that  much  more. 

This  matter  was  laid  before  the  Directors  September 
26,  1889,  and  it  was  decided  to  undertake  to  meet  the 
condition.  Rev.  Arthur  Crosby  of  San  Rafael  had  been 
appointed  financial  agent  for  the  Seminary  some  months 
before  this  and  had  gone  East  on  his  mission.  He  suc- 
ceeded in  raising  $44,000  there,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  required  amount  was  secured  in  California. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Montgomery's  interest  in  the 
Seminary  seemed  to  increase  and  with  it  his  liberality; 
and  when  the  Directors  met,  December  3,  1889,  they 
were  much  surprised  and  pleased  when  Dr.  Mackenzie, 
on  behalf  of  Mr.  Montgomery,  presented  to  them  a 

CHECK   FOR   $250,000. 

Provision  was  made  for  the  money  to  be  used  as 
follows:  For  the  erection  of  a  main  building  and  one 
suitable  for  a  library,  $50,000,  together  with  $50,000 
obtained  from  other  sources;  to  endow  a  chair  to  be 
denominated  the  ' '  Montgomery  Chair  of  Apologetics 
and  Missions,"  $100,000;  to  erect  a  dwelling-house  for 
the  occupancy  of  the  professor  of  said  chair  of  Apolo- 
getics and  Missions,  $10,000;  to  endow  the  chair  of 
"Hebrew  and  Greek  Exegesis,"  $50,000;  the  remain- 
ing $40,000  to  be  used  according  to  the  discretion  of  the 
Directors  of  the  Seminary. 

Mr.  Montgomery  reserved  the  right  to  name  the  first 
incumbent  of  the  chair  of  Apologetics  and  Missions,  and 
accordingly  sent  a  letter  to  the  Directors  at  the  same 
meeting  nominating  Rev.  Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.,  for 
that  position.  The  Directors  immediately  elected  Dr. 


SCOTT  LIBRARY  HALL 


MONTGOMERY  HALL 


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Mackenzie.  He  accepted  the  position  December  9, 
1889,  and  entered  at  once  upon  the  work. 

At  the  meeting  of  December  3,  1889,  the  Directors 
resolved  to  name  the  building-  to  be  erected  for  the 
library  "The  W.  A.  Scott  Library  Hall,"  in  honor  of 
the  first  President  of  the  Board.  The  main  building- 
was  afterwards  named  "Montgomery  Hall,"  and  the 
second  chair  thus  endowed  "The  Gray  Chair  of  Hebrew 
and  Greek  Exegesis,"  in  honor  of  Elder  Nathaniel  Gray, 
who  in  his  lifetime  had  been  a  warm  friend  and  generous 
supporter  of  the  Seminary. 

Rev.  Arthur  Crosby,  as  the  financial  agent  of  the 
Seminary,  did  excellent  service.  Of  the  money  raised 
through  his  efforts  the  Board,  on  April  24,  1890,  set 
apart  $30,000  to  endow  an  instructorship  in 

SACRED  MUSIC  AND  VOCAL  CULTURE. 

Mr.  Charles  G.  Buck  of  San  Rafael  was  elected  said 
instructor  at  that  time  and  has  filled  the  position  up  to 
the  present. 

On  January  16,  1890,  the  Seminary  met  with  loss  in 
the  death  of 

MR.   STEPHEN   FRANKLIN, 

who  was  in  the  eightieth  year  of  his  age.  He  had  been 
Director,  Trustee  and  Treasurer  of  the  Seminary  from 
its  origin  until  his  death,  and  was  ever  most  diligent  in 
working-  for  its  interests.  He  had  also  been  for  years 
Secretary  of  the  Bank  of  California,  an  Elder  in  St. 
John's  (Dr.  Scott's)  Church,  and  Superintendent  of  its 
Sabbath  School.  He  was  a  g-entleman  of  the  Old 
School,  dignified  and  courteous  in  deportment,  most 


22  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

pleasant  in  address  and  genial  in  friendship.  He  was 
greatly  beloved  by  the  professors,  directors  and  students 
of  the  Seminary,  and  was  mourned  by  a  host  of 
friends. 

SCHOLARSHIPS. 

The  first  scholarship  in  the  Seminary  was  established 
January  16,  1890.  There  are  now  ten  scholarships, 
namely: — 

1.  The  John  William  Buckley  Scholarship,  founded 
by  Mrs.  E.  A.  Buckley  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

2.  The  Davenport  Scholarship,  founded  by  John  D. 
Thompson  of  San  Francisco. 

3.  The  John  A.  Mackenzie  Scholarship,  founded  by 
Rev.  Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.,  of  San  Francisco. 

4.  The    Williston    Scholarship,    founded    by    Mrs. 
Emily  B.  Hopkins  of  San  Francisco. 

5-6.  The  David  Jacks  Scholarships,  founded  by 
David  Jacks  of  Monterey,  Cal. 

7.  The   Agnes    Booth  Hodge  Nicholl    Scholarship, 
founded  by  John  Nicholl  of  East  Oakland,  Cal. 

8.  The  Joseph  Knowland  Scholarship,  founded  by 
Joseph  Knowland  of  Alameda,  Cal. 

9.  The  Mary  Crocker  Scholarship,  founded  by  Miss 
Mary  Crocker  of  New  York,  N.  Y. 

10.  The  George  Burrowes  Scholarship,  founded  by 
Professor  George  Burrowes,  D.  D.,  and  wife. 

These  scholarships  assist  young  men  in  the  Seminary 
course,  and  so  tend  to  draw  them  to  the  Seminaries  that 
have  the  most  of  them.  The  Western  Seminary  has  53 
scholarships,  McCormick  63,  and  Princeton  107.  The 
San  Francisco  Seminary  needs  more,  and  here  is  a 


THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY  23 

chance  for  wealthy  Presbyterians  to  help  in  a  worthy 
cause  and  also  perpetuate  their  own  names. 

HEBREW   AND   GREEK    CHAIR. 

On  account  of  the  infirmities  of  advancing  years, 
which  made  it  impossible  for  him  to  bear  up  any  longer 
under  the  burdens  of  his  chair,  Dr.  Burrowes  offered 
his  resignation  as  Professor  July  29,  1890.  This  was 
accepted,  and  he  was  made  Professor  Emeritus  at  a 
salary  of  $1,200  a  year  for  the  rest  of  his  life. 

Rev.  Thomas  F.  Day,  a  Home  Missionary  at  Ameri- 
can Fork,  Utah,  was  secured  to  give  instruction  in 
Hebrew  and  Greek,  and  entered  upon  his  duties  in 
September,  1890.  He  was  elected  full  Professor  Octo- 
ber 15,  1891.  Later  he  was  relieved  of  the  work  in 
Greek,  but  has  continued  to  the  present  in  the  Old 
Testament  department. 

SUMMARY. 

The  commencement  of  April  30,  1891,  marked  the 
close  of  the  second  decade  in  the  history  of  the  Semin- 
ary. It  was  held  in  Calvary  Church,  San  Francisco,  at 
which  time  seven  students  were  graduated,  this  being 
the  largest  class  since  the  Seminary  opened.  During 
this  decade  twenty  students  were  graduated,  making 
forty-eight  since  the  Seminary  opened,  while  a  number 
who  did  not  graduate  entered  the  ministry. 

Drs.  Scott  and  Eells  and  Elders  Gray  and  Franklin 
died,  and  in  their  places  new  friends  were  raised  up  to 
aid  the  cause.  Four  new  Professors  and  two  Instructors 
were  inducted  into  office,  all  of  whom,  except  one,  re- 
mained, making  the  Faculty  to  consist  of  seven  mem- 
bers— one  Professor  Emeritus,  four  active  Professors 


24  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

and  two  Instructors.     Five  chairs  and  four  scholarships 
have  been  endowed. 

Liberal  donations  of  money  and  lands  had  been 
made  by  Messrs.  Ladd,  Gray,  Montgomery,  Foster  and 
others,  and  work  had  been  commenced  on  two  new  Sem- 
inary buildings  on  the  site  at  San  Anselmo.  On  the 
closing  days  of  the  Second  Decade  the  sun  of  prosperity 
shone  brightly. 


THIRD    DECADE. 

CHANGES    IN   THE   FACULTY. 

A  dark  cloud  of  adversity  fell  upon  the  opening  of 
the  Third  Decade  of  the  Seminary.  Professor  A.  L. 
Lindsley,  D.  D.,  met  with  an  accident  in  a  runaway 
at  Portland,  Ore.,  from  which  he  died  August  9, 
1891.  This  was  felt  particularly  by  the  people  of  the 
Northwest,  among  whom  he  had  been  a  prominent  fig- 
ure for  many  years.  Rev.  J.  E.  Wheeler,  D.  D.,  was 
called  to  give  instruction  in  this  chair  for  one  year. 
Rev.  W.  H.  Landon,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  Calvary  Presby- 
terian Church,  Portland,  was,  on  August  19,  1892, 
elected  to  succeed  Dr.  Lindsley  in  the  chair  of  Prac- 
tical Theology.  Dr.  Landon  accepted,  and  has  contin- 
ued in  that  chair  ever  since. 

Rev.  Thomas  Fraser,  D.  D.,  for  over  four  years  Pro- 
fessor of  Systematic  Theology,  resigned  his  chair  De- 
cember 2,  1891,  to  take  effect  February  1,  1892,  and 
on  the  same  day  Rev.  Henry  C.  Minton,  D.  D.,  pas- 
tor of  St.  John's  Church,  San  Francisco,  was  elected 


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THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY  25 

his  successor.  Dr.  Minton  accepted,  entered  upon  his 
duties  in  February,  1892.,  and  continued  in  this  position 
until  he  resigned,  August  14,  1902 ,  to  become  pastor  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Trenton,  N,  J. 

THE   NEW   BUILDINGS, 

In  the  meantime  work  had  been  commenced  on  the 
new  building's  at  San  Anselmo,  The  corner-stone  of 
Montgomery  Hall  was  laid  with  appropriate  ceremonies 
April  30,  1891,  and  on  October  17  that  of  Scott  Library 
Hall.  In  due  time  both  buildings  were  completed, 

DEDICATORY   CEREMONIES, 

attended  by  a  large  concourse  of  people,  were  held 
on  September  21,  1892,  Rev.  Arthur  Crosby,  chair- 
man of  the  building  committee,  presided;  Rev.  J.  E. 
Wheeler,  D.  D,,  read  the  Scriptures;  Rev.  James 
Curry,  alumnus  of  the  Seminary,  offered  prayer;  Rev, 
Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.,  gave  the  address  at  Mont- 
gomery Hall,  and  Rev.  R.  F.  Coyle,  D.  D.,  made  the 
dedicatory  prayer. 

The  company  then  proceeded  to  Scott  Library 
Hall,  where  Rev.  J.  W.  Dinsmore,  D.  D.,  delivered 
the  address  and  Rev.  J.  Q.  Adams  made  the  prayer 
of  dedication. 

After  luncheon,  the  opening  exercises  of  the  Sem- 
inary were  held  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  William 
Alexander,  D.  D.,  President  of  the  Faculty.  Prayer 
was  offered  by  Rev.  R.  M.  Stevenson,  an  address  was 
made  by  Dr.  W.  H.  Landon,  remarks  were  offered  by 
Rev.  George  Burrowes,  D.  D.,  and  the  benediction  was 
pronounced  by  Dr.  William  Alexander.  The  music  was 
under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Charles  G.  Buck.  This  was 


26  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

a  great  day  for  the  Seminary.  It  was  the  realization  of 
the  purposes,  hopes,  labors  and  prayers  of  its  founders, 
and  marked  another  era  in  the  progress  of  this  "School 
of  the  Prophets." 

The  three  houses  for  Professors  of  the  Seminary  were 
completed  in  May,  1892,  and  were  soon  thereafter  occu- 
pied by  Professors  Alexander,  Mackenzie  and  Day. 

LAST   BEQUESTS. 

Mr.  Alexander  Montgomery  became  seriously  sick  in 
August,  1893,  and  on  October  10  following  presented  to 
the  Seminary  Directors  $50,000  to  erect  and  keep  in 
repair  a  Memorial  Chapel  on  the  Seminary  grounds. 
He  died  at  his  home  in  San  Francisco  November  4, 
1893.  In  his  will  he  left  a  residuary  bequest  to  the 
Seminary  which  he  supposed  would  put  the  Seminary 
beyond  the  need  of  financial  help  for  years  to  come. 
Much  of  this  was  in  real  estate,  and,  times  of  depres- 
sion in  business  coming"  on,  the  amount  realized  in  cash 
fell  far  below  expectations. 

Rev.  George  Burrowes,  D.  D.,  connected  with  the 
Seminary  from  the  first  as  Professor  of  Hebrew,  died  in 
San  Francisco  April  19,  1894. 

INSTALLATIONS. 

In  connection  with  the  Commencement  exercises 
of  April  25,  1895,  the  following  Professors  were 
installed: — 

Rev.  Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.,  Apologetics  and 
Missions. 

Rev.  Thomas  F.  Day,  M.  A.,  Hebrew  and  Greek 
Exegesis. 

Rev.  Henry  C.  Minton,  D.  D.,  Systematic  Theology. 


THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY  27 

Rev.  Warren  H.  Landon,  D.  D.,  Practical  Theology. 

Rev.  Edward  Graham,  D.  D.,  President  of  the  Board 
of  Directors,  presided  at  the  installation;  Rev.  H.  A. 
Ketchum,  D.  D.,  and  Rev.  G,  D.  B.  Stewart  conducted 
the  devotional  exercises;  Rev.  Robert  F.  Coyle,  D.  D., 
offered  the  prayer  of  installation,  and  Rev.  John  W. 
Dinsmore,  D.  D.,  grave  the  charg-e  to  the  professors. 

During-  the  year  1894-5  Rev.  W.  B.  Noble,  D.  D.,  was 
employed  to  give  additional  instruction  in  New  Testa- 
ment Literature  and  Greek  Exegesis.  This  work  he 
performed,  in  connection  with  his  pastoral  duties,  to  the 
entire  satisfaction  of  the  Directors. 

GREEK    CHAIR. 

Rev.  John  H.  Kerr,  who  had  been  in  Germany  as  a 
special  student  in  Greek,  was  elected  Instructor  in 
Greek  Exegesis  and  New  Testament  Literature  on  Oc- 
tober 8,  1895,  and  November  27,  1896,  Dr.  Kerr  was 
elected  Professor  in  said  chair.  As  there  was  no  endow- 
ment for  this  Professorship,  the  hard  times  made  it 
impossible  to  secure  for  him  a  proper  support,  and  on 
April  24,  1902,  he  resigned  to  become  Editorial  Secre- 
tary of  the  American  Tract  Society,  New  York. 

Two  events  of  special  interest  occurred  in  April,  1897. 
The  first  of  these  was  the 

DEDICATION    OF    MONTGOMERY    MEMORIAL 
CHAPEL. 

The  chapel  cost  $40,000.  Its  erection  was  under  the 
direction  of  Messrs.  A.  W.  Foster  and  W.  F.  Goad,  who 
administered  the  fund  set  apart  for  this  so  well  that 
$10,000  were  preserved  as  a  fund  to  keep  the  chapel  in 


28 

perpetual  repair.  For  their  efficient  services  they  de- 
clined to  accept  any  remuneration. 

The  remains  of  Mr.  Montgomery  were  deposited  in 
the  crypt  in  connection  with  the  chapel  April  22d,  and 
the  dedication  took  place  in  the  chapel  April  28,  1897, 
Rev.  James  Curry,  D.  D.,  President  of  the  Board  of 
Directors,  presided;  Rev.  J.  S.  McDonald,  D.  D,,  offered 
prayer;  Messrs.  W.  F.  Goad  and  A,  W.  Foster,  trustees, 
of  the  Montgomery  Memorial  Chapel,  presented  the 
building  to  the  Seminary,  and  Hon.  J.  D.  Thornton, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  accepted  it;  Rev. 
Edward  Graham,  D.  D.,  made  the  address;  Rev.  R.  F. 
Coyle,  D.  D,,  offered  the  dedicatory  prayer,  and  Rev. 
Arthur  Crosby  pronounced  the  benediction. 

The  building  is  a  perfect  gem.  It  cost  $40,000,  thus 
leaving  $10,000  for  a  permanent  repair  fund.  It  con- 
sists of  auditorium,  Sabbath-school  room,  and  crypt  in 
which  the  remains  of  Mr.  Montgomery  repose. 

The  second  event  was  the  celebration  of  the 

QUARTER-CENTENNIAL   ANNIVERSARY 

of  the  founding  of  the  Seminary.  The  exercises  were 
held  in  Calvary  Presbyterian  Church,  San  Francisco, 
April  29,  1897.  Dr.  Henry  C.  Minton,  Chairman  of  the 
Faculty,  presided;  Rev.  George  C.  Giffen,  Moderator 
of  the  Synod  of  California,  read  the  Scriptures,  and  Rev. 
Thomas  Fraser,  D.  D.,  offered  prayer.  The  principal 
address  was  by  Dr.  William  Alexander,  a  member  of 
the  original  Faculty,  on  the  theme,  "The  Making  of 
the  Seminary." 

A  congratulatory  address  was  given  by  Professor 
George  Mooar,  D.  D.,  of  the  Pacific  (Congregational) 
Theological  Seminary,  while  Professor  Robert  Macken- 


MONTGOMERY  MEMORIAL  CHAPEL 


THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY  29 

zie,  D.  D.,  who  represented  those  who  had  come  later 
into  the  work  of  our  Seminary,  spoke  upon  "A  For- 
ward Look." 

Letters  were  also  received  from  various  theological 
seminaries,  colleges  and  individuals,  expressing  their 
deep  interest  in  the  occasion  and  the  cause  of  the 
Seminary. 

RETIREMENT    OF   MR.   R.   J.   TRUMBULL. 

After  twenty-seven  years  of  continuous  service  as 
Director  and  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and 
seven  years  as  Business  Manager,  Mr.  R.  J.  Trumbull 
retired  on  December  8,  1898.  Mr.  Trumbull  was  an 
enthusiastic  friend  of  the  Seminary,  and  had  not  only 
worked  for  it  during  all  these  years  most  earnestly,  but 
he  had  also  advocated  its  cause  upon  the  floor  of  the 
Synod  and  the  General  Assembly  with  telling  effect. 
Mr.  Trumbull  was  the  last  one  of  the  Directors  who 
had  served  from  the  foundation  of  the  Seminary.  He 
has  since  lived  at  his  home  in  San  Rafael  and  takes  a 
lively  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Seminary  which  he 
helped  to  establish.  Rev.  James  Curry,  D.  D.,  was 
elected  his  successor  December  8,  1898,  and  still  holds 
that  office. 

BUSINESS    MANAGER. 

Mr.  Trumbull  was  the  first  to  serve  as  such,  and  was 
elected  after  the  meeting  of  Synod  in  1890. 

Mr.  Charles  A.  Bailey  of  Oakland  was  elected  to  suc- 
ceed Mr.  Trumbull  as  Business  Manager  February  21, 
1899.  He  served  the  Seminary  efficiently  until  his  res- 
ignation in  1903.  Mr.  Charles  A.  Laton  was  elected  his 


30  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

successor  October  6,  1903,  and  has  continued  to  fill  that 
position  with  marked  ability  until  the  present  time. 

On  account  of  his  arduous  services-  in  the  Seminary 
ever  since  its  organization,.  Dr.  Alexander  was,  on  May 
23,  1899,  granted  a  leave  of  absence  for  one  year  to 
travel  and  study  in  Europe, 

AN    OLD   SOUVENIR. 

On  the  same  date  a  letter  was  received  from  Rev. 
F.  H.  Robinson,  pastor  of  the  West  Berkeley  Presby- 
terian Church,  proffering- to  the  Seminary  for  exhibition 
and  preservation  the  communion  service  of  that  church, 
which  was  formerly  the  property  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  San  Francisco.  The  service  had  been 
used  by  the  First  Church  when  they  worshiped  in  a  tent 
in  early  days,  and  is  probably  the  first  service  ever  used 
in  San  Francisco,  if  not  in  California,  by  any  Protestant 
church.  The  donation  was  accepted  with  thanks. 

By  action  of  the  Synod  of  California,  October,  1899, 
the  President  of  the  Faculty  was  made  ex-officio  an 
advisory  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

PRESBYTERIAN    HISTORICAL   SOCIETY. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Directors  in  San  Francisco,  No- 
vember 7,  1899,  Rev.  James  Curry,  D.  D.,  introduced 
the  matter  of  the  organization  of  a  Presbyterian  Histor- 
ical Society  to  gather  up  and  preserve  the  history  and 
materials  of  Presbyterianism  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The 
proposition  was  indorsed  by  the  Board,  and  a  commit- 
tee, consisting  of  the  mover  of  the  motion  as  chairman, 
Rev.  Arthur  H.  Barnhisel  and  Elder  George  D.  Gray, 
was  appointed  to  formulate  a  plan  for  said  organization 


31 

and  report  to  the  Board  at  a  subsequent  meeting.  The 
committee  reported  October  5,  1900,  and  the  plan  pro- 
posed by  them  was  approved  by  the  Board,  and,  on  Oc- 
tober 18,  1900,  by  the  Synod  of  California,  On  October 
.20th  following:  representatives  of  the  eight  Presbyteries 
•of  the  Synod  met  and  organized  under  the  name  of 
"The  Historical  Society  of  Presbyterianisin  in  Cali- 
fornia," The  following  officers  were  elected  for  one 
year: — 

Rev.  James  Curry,  D.  D.,  President. 

Rev,  T.  F,  Burnham,  M,  A.,  Secretary. 

Professor  T.  F.  Day,  D,  D, ,  was  chosen  Curator  at  a 
later  date. 

These  persons  have  continued  to  the  present  in  their 
respective  offices. 

The  library  room  and  vault  of  the  Seminary  were  put 
at  the  disposal  of  the  Society  for  the  secure  and  con- 
venient keeping  of  its  books,  manuscripts  and  materials. 

SUMMARY   OF   THIRD    DECADE. 

Students  in  attendance  for  the  past  year,  twenty-five, 
of  whom  nine  were  from  California, 

Graduates  April,  1901,  were  seven. 

Graduates  for  the  Decade,  sixty-nine. 

The  largest  class  yet  graduated  was  in  1898,  and  con- 
tained nine  members. 

Drs.  Landon,  Minton,  Mackenzie  and  Kerr  became 
members  of  the  Faculty,  while  Drs.  Lindsley  and  Bur- 
ro wes  had  died  and  Dr.  Fraser  had  resigned. 

Mr.  Trumbull  retired  from  Directors  and  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery died. 

Three  main  buildings  of  the  Seminary  built  and  ded- 


32  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

icated  and  three  Professors'  residences  erected.  The 
twenty-fifth  anniversary  celebrated  and  the  Presbyter- 
ian Historical  Society  established. 

Truly  this  was  a  decade  of  remarkable  development. 


FOURTH    DECADE. 

RESIGNATION    OF   PROFESSORS. 

The  opening-  of  this  decade  was  marked  by  the  loss  of 
three  Professors  from  the  teaching  force.  Dr.  Macken- 
zie had  received  and  accepted  a  call  to  the  pastorate  of 
the  Rutgers  Presbyterian  Church  of  New  York  City,  and 
offered  his  resignation  as  Professor  November  5,  1901, 
to  take  effect  on  the  25th  inst.  For  sufficient  reasons, 
the  Board  declined  to  accept  his  resignation,  and  granted 
him  a  temporary  leave  of  absence. 

Dr.  J.  H.  Kerr  offered  his  resignation  April  14,  1902, 
to  take  effect  on  April  24th — the  close  of  the  term.  The 
Board  reluctantly  accepted  the  resignation,  wholly  on 
the  ground  that  there  were  no  funds  available  for  his 
support. 

Rev.  H.  W.  Gilchrist  of  Seattle,  Wash.,  was  elected 
to  give  instruction  in  the  Greek  chair  August  14,  1902. 
The  Synod  of  Washington  pledged  $1,000  on  his  salary 
for  one  year.  Mr.  Gilchrist  continued  as  instructor  in 
said  chair  until  April  26,  1905,  when  his  resignation  was 
accepted. 

On  July  22,  1902,  Dr.  Henry  C.  Minton  proffered  his 
resignation,  to  take  effect  October  1,  to  accept  the  pas- 


THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY  33 

torate  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Trenton,  N.  J, 
The  resignation  was  accepted  August  14th,  Dr,  Minton 
had  been  a  member  of  the  Faculty  for  over  ten  years. 

Rev.  John  S,  Macintosh  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was 
•elected  Professor  of  Systematic  Theology  September  16, 
1902,  and  soon  thereafter  entered  upon  his  work, 

Rev.  Charles  G.  Paterson  was  appointed  assistant  to 
Dr.  Alexander  October  6,  1903.  He  continued  in  this 
position  until  after  Dr,  Alexander's  death,  and  on  Aug- 
ust 14,  1906,  he  was  elected  Professor  of  Church  His- 
tory, and  entered  upon  his  duties  as  such  October  1st 
following.  Prof,  Paterson  is  the  first  Alumnus  to  become 
a  member  of  the  Faculty. 

"OCCIDENT"   FILES. 

Rev.  Theodore  F.  Burnham,  M.  A,,  of  Vallejo,  Cal., 
formerly  editor  of  "The  Occident,"  the  Presbyterian 
paper  for  this  Coast,  sent  a  communication  to  the  Board 
October  6,  1903,  proposing  to  loan  the  complete  files  of 
"The  Occident"  from  1868  to  1900  "for  the  use  of  the 
Seminary  Faculty  and  students  and  others, ' '  said  files 
to  be  under  the  care  of  the  Presbyterian  Historical  Soci- 
ety of  California,  The  offer  was  accepted  with  thanks. 
These  files  are  of  great  value  as  containing  much  of 
the  history  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  on  this  Coast  for 
a  generation  past. 

SEMINARY    PRESIDENT. 

On  request  of  the  Board,  the  Synod  of  California,  on 
October  22,  1903,  changed  the  Plan  of  the  Seminary  so 
as  to  authorize  the  Board  of  Directors  to  elect  a  Presi- 
dent of  the  Seminary.  The  Board  unanimously  elected 


34  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

Dr.  John  S.  Macintosh  to  that  position  November  3r 
1903.  On  February  4,  1904,  he  was  inaugurated  as 
President  and  installed  as  Professor  of  Systematic  The- 
ology. Dr.  John  Hemphill  presided;  Rev.  H.  H.  Bell, 

D.  D.,  of  the  First  United  Presbyterian  Church  of  San 
Francisco,  read  the  Scriptures;    Dr.  William  Alexander 
offered   prayer;    Mr.  J.  W.  Richards,  President  of   the 
Board,  propounded  the  Constitutional  questions;    Dr. 

E.  E.  Baker  of  Oakland  guve  the  charge  to  the  Presi- 
dent;   Rev.  Dr.  Edgar  P.  Hill  of  Portland,  Ore.,  gave 
the  charge  to  the  Professor,  and  Rev.  W.  K.  Guthrie 
of  San  Francisco  made  the  prayer  of  installation.     Dr. 
Macintosh  then  delivered  his  inaugural  address  as  the 
first  President  of  the  Seminary,  on  "Science  the  Ally 
of  Theology." 

A  check  for  $1,000  was  received  by  the  Board  April 
27,  1904,  from  Mr.  John  H.  Converse  of  Philadelphia, 
as  a  "Library  Endowment. Fund." 

THE    GREEK    CHAIR. 

Rev.  Edward  A.  Wicher,  M.  A.,  B.  D.,  of  St.  Johns, 
New  Brunswick,  was  elected  Instructor  in  New  Testa- 
ment Interpretation  June  29,  1905,  and  on  October  3, 
1905,  he  was  elected  Professor  in  that  department.  He 
was  inaugurated  October  19,  1906,  in  connection  with  a 
meeting  of  the  Synod  held  in  Scott  Library  Hall  for 
that  purpose. 

Professor  W.  H.  Landon,  D.  D.,  Chairman  of  the 
Faculty,  presided;  Dr.  H.  K.  Walker  of  Los  Angeles 
gave  the  charge  to  the  Professor,  and  Professor  Wicher 
delivered  a  scholarly  address  upon  "The  Mysticism  of 
St.  Paul  in  the  New  Testament." 


THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY  35 

During"  the  year  1906  three  great  calamities  befell  the 
Seminary. 

DEATH    OF   THE    PRESIDENT. 

In  the  midst  of  the  good  work  he  was  doing  for  the 
Seminary,  President  Macintosh  was  suddenly  called 
away  by  death  January  5,  1906,  at  his  home  in  San 
Anselmo. 

He  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  San  Anselmo. 
Appropriate  memorial  services  were  held  in  Calvary 
Church,  San  Francisco,  January  25,  1906,  participated 
in  by  members  of  the  Faculty,  the  Board  of  Directors 
and  the  Presbytery  of  San  Francisco. 

Rev.  William  Martin  of  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  was  chosen 
to  give  instruction  in  the  place  thus  made  vacant  for 
the  remainder  of  the  year.  This  position  he  filled  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  Faculty,  Directors  and 
students. 

Rev.  Thomas  Vernon  Moore,  D.  D.,  of  Omaha,  Neb., 
was,  on  June  12,  1906,  elected  Professor  of  Systematic 
Theology.  He  accepted  and  entered  upon  his  work  in 
October. 

The  second  great  calamity  was  the 

EARTHQUAKE    AND    FIRE 

in  San  Francisco  and  other  places  about  the  Bay  on 
April  18,  1906.  The  estimated  damage  to  the  Sem- 
inary buildings  was  $20,000.  Scott  Library  Hall  suf- 
fered most  from  the  earthquake,  and  many  books  in  the 
library  were  badly  injured  by  the  rain  that  followed. 
The  damage  to  all  Presbyterian  interests  was  about 
$300,000. 

On  account  of  this  disaster  the  Commencement  exer- 
cises, the  Alumni  Conference  and  the  celebration  of  the 


56  HISTORY  of  the  SAN  FRANCISCO 

Quarter- Centennial  anniversary  of  the  organization  of 
the  Alumni  Association  were  not  held. 

The  Faculty  at  once  organized  an  emergency  relief 
committee  to  appeal  for  help  from  friends  in  the  East, 
At  a  meeting  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  May  9,  1906r  the  Board  of  Directors  ap- 
pointed a  committee,  consisting  of  Professor  W.  H_ 
Landon,  D,  D,,  chairman;  Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.r 
and  Edward  A.  Wicher  of  the  Faculty r  and  Drs.  E.  E. 
Baker  and  W.  S.  Holt  of  the  Board r  to  present  the  needs 
of  the  Seminary  before  the  General  Assembly  at  its- 
approaching  meeting,  and  also  to  co-operate  with  the 
representatives  of  other  Presbyterian  interests  in  seek- 
ing assistance  from  the  same  source. 

Their  appeal  met  with  a  sympathetic  response  in  the 
General  Assembly,  and  a  large  committee  was  appointed 
by  that  body  to  present  the  cause  to  churches  and  indi- 
viduals. Something  over  one-third  of  the  amount  needed 
was  contributed  during  the  year,  and  the  Assembly  of 
1907  resolved  to  continue  its  efforts  to  raise  the  full 
amount. 

The  Seminary  buildings  were  repaired  and  ready  for 
use  at  the  opening  of  the  Seminary  in  September,  1906. 
On  account  of  the  greatness  of  the  disaster  and  the 
uncertainty  of  conditions  upon  the  Coast,  the  number 
of  students  was  greatly  diminished  for  the  year.  But 
at  this  writing  (June,  1907,)  the  prospects  are  for  the 
largest  Junior  class  for  many  years  at  the  next  opening 
of  the  Seminary. 

The  third  disaster  of  the  year  was  the 

DEATH    OF   DR.  WILLIAM   ALEXANDER, 
Senior  member  of  the  Faculty,  June  28,  1906,  at  his 
home  in  San  Anselmo.     He  had  been  a  Professor  from 


THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY  37 

the  beginning  of  the  Seminary,  and  his  death  removed 
the  last  of  the  original  Faculty.  He  was  laid  to  rest  in 
the  cemetery  at  San  Anselmo,  when  Dr.  Landon  preached 
the  funeral  sermon.  A  memorial  service  was  held  in  the 
Seminary  Chapel  November  13,  1906,  when  addresses 
were  made  by  Dr.  J.  S.  McDonald,  representing-  the 
older  ministry;  by  Dr.  James  Curry,  representing  the 
Alumni,  and.  by  Professor  C.  G.  Paterson,  representing 
the  Faculty. 

At  their  meeting  of  April  24,  1907,  on  the  suggestion 
of  the  Faculty,  the  Board  resolved  to  organize 

A  COMMITTEE    OF    LADIES 

as  "an  auxiliary  committee,  for  the  purpose  of  beautify- 
ing the  Seminary  grounds,  maintaining-  the  furnishings 
of  the  Seminary  buildings,  and  attending  to  the  enter- 
tainment of  the  guests  of  the  Seminary  upon  public 
occasions." 

The  Chairman  and  Secretary  of  the  Faculty  were 
appointed  to  complete  the  organization  of  that  com- 
mittee. 

The  ladies  have  been  efficient  workers  in  this  line 
ever  since  the  organization  of  the  Seminary.  The 
appointment  of  this  auxiliary  committee  is  an  acknowl- 
edgment of  this  fact,  and  will  also  empower  and 
encourage  them  to  do  even  better  service  in  the  future. 

It  seems  that  this  history  should  not  close  without 
special  reference  to  the  work  of  the 

BOARD    OF    TRUSTEES. 

In  the  early  days  of  the  Seminary  this  work  was  long- 
carried  on  by  such  men  as  Dr.  W.  A.  Scott,  Hon.  H.  H. 
Haight,  Judge  J.  D.  Thornton,  Stephen  Franklin,  Aug- 


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38 

ust  Hemme  and  others.  Of  late  years  Messrs.  Charles 
H.  Fish,  J.  W.  Richards,  George  L.  Underbill,  George 
D.  Gray  and  Charles  A.  Laton  have  constituted  this 
Board. 

The  work  required  has  often  been  very  laborious  and 
trying,  and  has  demanded  the  very  best  business  ability; 
but  these  men  have  given  to  this  work  their  time, 
thought  and  energies,  and  this  with  no  remuneration 
except  the  gratitude  of  the  friends  of  the  Seminary  and 
their  own  consciousness  of  being  engaged  in  a  good 
work.  Their  services  have  been  an  important  factor  in 
founding  this  School  of  the  Prophets  and  in  carrying  it 
forward  to  the  high  position  of  excellence  and  useful- 
ness to  which  it  has  attained. 

From  this  retrospect  of  the  past  thirty-six  years  of 
our  beloved  Seminary  we  see  that  there  has  been  great 
development  and  good  work  done.  As  we  now  look 
forward  the  future  is  bright  with  hope. 

We  have  a  Seminary  unsurpassed  in  location,  excel- 
lent buildings,  a  constituency  constantly  increasing  in 
numbers  and  interest;  an  Alumni  whose  members,  scat- 
tered throughout  the  world,  are  ever  loyal  to  their  Alma 
Mater;  a  full  Faculty  of  able  and  consecrated  Professors; 
a  Board  of  Directors  determined  to  move  forward  to 
better  things;  and  all  animated  by  a  purpose  Heaven  - 
born  and  inspiring. 

In  view  of  all  this  we  may  well  adopt  as  our  own  the 
words  of  Rev.  John  Dixon  of  our  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions, who,  after  visiting  our  Seminary  two  years  ago 
and  investigating  its  conditions  and  work,  wrote  con- 
cerning it: 

"This  institution  is  destined  to  play  a  conspicuous 
part  in  the  evangelization  of  the  Coast,  and  therefore 


THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY  39 

ought  to  receive  the  hearty  support  not  only  of  all  the 
Presbyterians  on  the  Pacific,  but  also  of  the  whole 
country.  It  is  a  city  set  on  an  hill — rather,  it  is  a  light- 
house on  a  coast  of  more  than  two  thousand  miles." 

And  we  may  add  that  it  is  here  also  to  send  out  the 
light  of  the  Gospel  to  the  islands  of  the  sea  and  the 
teeming:  millions  of  the  Orient  beyond. 

May  it  long'  stand  and  prosper  as  a  monument  to  its 
founders  and  supporters  and  an  agency  for  building  up 
the  Kingdom  of  God  on  earth. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  SAN  FRANCISCO 
THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY. 

The  following  persons  have  served  as  officers  of  the 
Seminary  in  their  respective  departments: — 

PRESIDENTS  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

Rev.  W.  A.  Scott,  D.  DM  LL.  D.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.       -  1871-85 
Rev.  Thomas  Fraser,  D.  D.,  Oakland,  Cal.      -  1885-87 
Rev.  F.  A.  Horton,  D.  D.,  Oakland,  Cal.  -  1887-90 
Rev.  C.  E.  Babb,  D.  D.,  San  Jose,  Cal.     -  1890-92 
Rev.  Arthur  Crosby,  D.  D.,  San  Rafael,  Cal.  1892 
Rev.  J.  W.  Dinsmore,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  San  Jose, 

Cal.  -  1893 

Rev.  Edward  Graham,  D.  D.,  Chico,  Cal   -  1894 

Rev.  W.  B.  Noble,  D.  D.,  San  Rafael,  Cal.  1895 

Rev.  James  Curry,  D.  D.,  Oakland,  Cal.    -     -  1896 

Mr.  George  D.  Gray,  Oakland,  Cal.  1897 

Rev.  Robert  F.  Coyle,  D.  D.,  Oakland,  Cal.  -  1898 
Rev.  John    Hemp  hill,  D.  D.,    San    Francisco, 

Cal.  -  1899 

Rev.  William  Martin,  M.  A.,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.  1900 

Mr.  Charles  A.  Laton,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  1901 

Mr.  W.  M.  Ladd,  Portland,  Ore.  1902 

(Declined  to  serve  on  account  of  business  and  distance.) 

Mr.  George  D.  Gray,  Oakland,  Cal.  -     -     -     -    1902 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  SEMINARY  41 

Mr.  J.  W.  Richards,  Berkeley,  Cal.  1903 

Rev.  E.  E.  Baker,  D.  D.,  Oakland,  Cal.  1904 

Rev.  William  Martin,  M.  A.,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.  1905 

Mr.  George  L.  Underbill,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  1906 

THE   FACULTY. 

Rev.  W.  A.  Scott,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  was  Chairman  of 
the  Faculty  from  1871  to  1885.  Since  then  different 
members  of  the  Faculty  have  been  elected  as  Chairman , 
usually  for  one  year. 

Dr.  John  S.  Macintosh  was  elected  by  the  Board  of 
Directors  President  of  the  Seminary  November  3,  1903, 
and  continued  as  such  until  his  death,  January  5,  1906. 
This  office  has  not  been  filled  since  then. 

THE    BOARD    OF   TRUSTEES. 

The  following-  persons  have  been  Chairmen  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees: — 

Rev.  Dr.  W.  A.  Scott,  San  Francisco  -  -  -  1871-85 
Hon.  J.  D.  Thornton,  San  Francisco  -  -  1885-97 
Mr.  Charles  H.  Fish,  San  Rafael  -  -  1897 

SECRETARIES. 

There  have  been  but  two  Secretaries  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  in  thirty-six  years. 

Mr.  R.  J.  Trumbull  of  San  Rafael  served  from  1871 
to  1898,  a  period  of  twenty-seven  years. 

Rev.  James  Curry,  D.  D.,  of  Vacaville,  Cal.,  has 
served  as  secretary  since  1898,  a  period  of  nine  years. 

BUSINESS    MANAGERS. 

R.  J.  Trumbull  -  -  -  -  1890-99 
C.  A.  Bailey  -  -  -  .  1899-03 
Charles  A.  Laton 1903 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

OF    THE 

FOUNDERS  AND  PRINCIPAL  SUPPORTERS 

OF    THE 

San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 


/  hear  the  tread  of  pioneers, 

Of  nation*  yft  to  he. 
Thf  firtt  low  wash  of  waves,  where  soon 

Shall  roll  a  mighty  tea. 

— WHITTIKR. 

School*  devoted  to  the  training  of  clergymen  hare  a  tearing 
upon  thf  national  welfare.— HARPERS'  WKKKLY. 

When  he  had  served  his  generation  he  was  gathered  to  hit 
fathert. — Tmt  BIBLE. 

It  was  President  James  A.  Garfield,  I  believe,  who, 
when  asked  to  give  his  idea  of  the  best  kind  of  a  college, 
said:  "A  log,  with  a  student  on  one  end  facing  Profes- 
sor Mark  Hopkins  on  the  other."  The  coming  into 
close,  personal  daily  contact  with  great  and  grood  teach- 
ers is  a  matter  of  vital  importance  to  the  student.  True 


44  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

education  is  not  only  a  process  of  training-  the  mind  and 
storing-  it  with  useful  knowledge,  but  also  of  the  devel- 
opment of  noble  character.  For  this  are  needed  teachers 
who  are  learned  and  competent  to  instruct,  and  whose 
personality  is  ennobling  and  elevating. 

A  beautiful  location,  fine  buildings  and  good  equip- 
ments are  essential  to  the  best  success  of  an  institution 
of  higher  education  such  as  the  San  Francisco  Theo- 
logical Seminary;  but  more  important  than  these  are 
competent  and  noble  men  to  teach  and  direct  its  affairs. 
This  Seminary  has  been  blessed  with  many  such  men, 
and  it  seems  fitting-  that  a  sketch  of  their  lives  should 
be  given  in  this  history.  And,  while  many  of  these 
worthy  men  are  still  connected  with  the  Seminary,  it  is 
proper  that  the  more  extended  sketches  should  be  given 
of  those  whose  labors  on  earth  have  ceased.  These 
sketches  are  intended  not  only  to  record  the  facts  in 
their  lives  and  work,  but  also  to  show  what  kind  of  men 
were  interested  in,  and  carried  forward,  the  pioneer 
work  in  Theological  education  upon  the  Pacific  Coast. 


WILLIAM    A.    SCOTT,    D.    D.,    LL.    D. 


William  A.  Scott,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 


The  name  that  will  ever  stand  most  prominent  in 
connection  with  the  founding:  and  the  work  of  the  early 
years  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  is  that 
of  Rev.  Dr.  W.  A.  Scott.  Coming-  to  California  in  the 
days  of  the  pioneers,  his  mind  at  once  adverted  to  the 
necessity  of  such  an  institution,  and  when  the  time  came 
for  its  establishment  he  was  an  able  advocate  for  it;  and 
after  the  Seminary  was  started  no  one  else  did  so  much 
to  carry  it  through  its  years  of  weakness  and  struggle. 
He  was  not  only  a  Professor  to  give  instruction  to  the 
students,  but  he  was  also  President  of  the  Faculty,  of 
the  Directors  and  of  the  Trustees.  In  all  these  places 
he  was  found  competent  and  untiring  in  labors,  while 
he  ever  looked  to  God  in  faith  and  prayer  to  direct  and 
prosper  the  cause.  For  almost  fourteen  years  he  carried 
on  this  work  in  connection  with  the  onerous  duties  of  a 
large  church,  and  he  lived  to  see  the  Seminary  com- 
fortably housed  in  its  home  on  Haight  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  well  started  on  its  way  to  the  greater  pros- 
perity that  has  come  to  it  in  later  years. 

He  was  a  man  of  able  and  diversified  talents,  and 
comparatively  few  men  exercise  so  great  an  influence  in 
so  many  different  fields  as  did  he. 

Dr.  W.  A.  Scott  was  of  Scotch-Irish  parentage,  and 
was  born  at  Rock  Creek,  Tenn.,  January  31,  1813.  He 


46  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

died  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  January  14,  1885,  at  the 
ag-e  of  72. 

He  entered  Cumberland  College,  Ky.,  while  still 
young-  and  graduated  with  distinction  in  1833.  In 
1833-4  he  was  a  student  in  Princeton  Theological  Sem- 
inary, N.  J.  He  received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  the 
University  of  Alabama  in  1844,  and  that  of  LL.  D.  from 
the  University  of  New  York  in  1872. 

HOME    MISSIONARY. 

He  united  with  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church 
in  1828,  and  at  the  early  age  of  17  he  was  licensed  to 
preach.  For  a  year  before  entering  college  he  labored 
as  a  Home  Missionary  in  various  places  in  Tennessee. 
He  was  chaplain  in  the  army  during  the  Black  Hawk 
War,  and  in  that  service  encountered  many  hardships 
and  dangers.  After  about  two  years  of  labor  in  this 
way  he  was  ordained,  May  17,  1835,  in  Alexandria,  La. 

LITERARY   WORK. 

Dr.  Scott  was  also  engaged  in  various  lines  of  literary 
work.  He  had  a  large  library,  was  a  voracious  reader, 
and  had  at  ready  command  a  vast  store  of  knowledge. 
For  three  years  he  conducted  and  edited  the  ' '  Pacific 
Expositor,"  a  religious  monthly,  and  he  helped  to  estab- 
lish and  sustain  "The  Occident,"  which  was  for  many 
years  the  organ  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  He  took  much  interest  in  matters  of 
science  and  was  a  friend  of  Professor  Louis  Agassiz, 
the  distinguished  scientist. 

He  was  a  prolific  writer  and  published  several  books. 
Among-  these  are  "The  Christ  of  the  Apostles'  Creed," 
"Strauss  and  Renan,"  "The  Wedge  of  Gold,"  "The 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  47 

Giant  Judge,"  "The  Bible  and  Politics,"  "Esther,  the 
Hebrew-Persian  Queen,"  "Achan  in  El  Dorado,"  "The 
Pentateuch,"  etc. 

He  was  a  great  traveler  also,  and  had  traversed  the 
Holy  Land,  Arabia,  Greece,  Turkey,  Egypt,  the  Conti- 
nent of  Europe  and  other  countries.  In  this  he  gath- 
ered up  much  interesting  knowledge  of  the  world,  with 
which  he  enriched  his  preaching  and  his  writings.  He 
was  well  versed  in  ancient  and  modern  literature,  and 
studied  and  read  eleven  languages.  Dr.  Scott  was  pre- 
eminently a 

GREAT  PREACHER. 

Soon  after  his  ordination  he  became  pastor  of  the 
church  of  which  General  Jackson  became  a  communing 
member.  This  was  at  the  Hermitage  of  General  Jack- 
son, and  was  supported  largely  by  the  General,  who  was 
a  warm  friend  of  Dr.  Scott. 

From  there  he  went  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  and  in  1842  he  was  called  to  succeed 
Dr.  John  Breckenridge  as  pastor  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  New  Orleans.  He  drew  to  this  church 
many  influential  men,  and  under  his  ministrations  it 
became  the  largest  and  wealthiest  church  in  the  South. 

His  arduous  labors  impaired  his  health  at  different 
times,  and,  that  he  might  recuperate,  his  friends  twice 
sent  him  to  travel  in  Europe  and  the  Orient.  During 
these  trips  they  continued  his  salary,  paid  his  traveling 
expenses  and  supplied  his  pulpit. 

IN   CALIFORNIA. 

On  account  of  broken  health  he  came  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1854  and  founded  Calvary  Presbyterian  Church. 


48  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Under  his  leadership  this  became  the  strongest  Presby- 
terian church  on  the  Coast,  and  remained  so  for  many 
years.  In  1858  he  was  elected  Moderator  of  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United 
States  of  America,  which  met  in  New  Orleans. 

He  resigned  his  pastorate  in  1861  and  for  two  years- 
traveled  in  Europe,  during  which  time  he  was  for  awhile 
in  charge  of  the  new  John-street  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Birmingham,  England. 

In  1863  he  returned  to  America  and  became  pastor  of 
the  Forty-second-street  Presbyterian  Church  of  New 
York.  He  was  called  back  by  his  friends  to  San  Fran- 
cisco in  1870.  Here  he  founded  St.  John's  Presbyterian 
Church.  This  grew  to  be  large  and  influential,  and  he 
continued  as  its  pastor  until  his  death  in  1885. 

In  the  pulpit  Dr.  Scott  was  impressive.  He  was  a 
man  of  large  frame,  massive  brow  and  commanding 
presence.  His  face  beamed  with  an  expression  of  kind- 
ness, intelligence  and  earnestness.  He  had  a  sweet  and 
powerful  voice,  that  filled  the  largest  building,  and  a 
ready  command  of  language.  His  mind  was  a  store- 
house of  truth,  fact  and  illustration,  and  with  convinc- 
ing argument  and  impassioned  eloquence  he  preached 
the  gospel  of  salvation. 

Dr.  Scott  exercised  great  influence  as 

AN   EDUCATOR. 

Soon  after  his  ordination  he  established  a  Seminary 
for  Young  Ladies  at  Winchester,  Tenn.  From  there 
he  was  called  in  1833  to  become  President  of  the  Nash- 
ville Female  Seminary,  which  had  between  three  hun- 
dred and  four  hundred  students. 

After  coming  to  California  he  took  a  leading  part  in 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  49 

founding  and  supporting-  University  City  College ,  and 
in  later  years  University  Mound  Colleg-e,  both  in  San 
Francisco.  These  were  for  a  time  vigorous  and  grow- 
ing- schools  for  Christian  education  under  the  care  of 
Presbyterians.  And  so  the  logical  step  next  in  order 
was  to  found  a  theological  seminary.  As  has  been 
seen,  Dr.  Scott  was  a  prime  mover  in  this. 

It  was  in  his  mind  to  see  such  an  institution  founded 
when  he  first  entered  the  Golden  Gate  in  1854.  He  was 
one  of  the  two  who  determined  in  1871  that  such  an  insti- 
tution should  be  founded  and  prepared  the  way  for  it. 
He  presented  the  matter  to  the  Synod  in  October  of  that 
year  and  his  influence  helped  to  persuade  his  brethren 
to  undertake  the  great  work.  He  was  convener  of  the 
committee  appointed  to  carry  out  the  project,  and  in  the 
final  organization  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  Directors 
and  Faculty,  and  for  many  years  he  g-ave  himself  with 
all  his  energies  and  influence  to  its  development. 

He  was  from  the  first  until  the  day  of  his  death  Pro- 
fessor of  Systematic  Theology  and  Mental  and  Moral 
Philosophy.  He  was  well  qualified  for  this  position, 
not  only  by  his  eminent  learning-,  but  also  by  his  "apt- 
ness to  teach"  and  the  deep  interest  he  took  in  the  stu- 
dents. He  used  to  call  them  "his  boys,"  and  they  all 
felt  that  he  was  to  them  as  a  father.  He  won  their 
unbounded  love,  respect  and  admiration,  and,  with  Mrs. 
Scott,  often  entertained  them  in  his  home.  He  was  at 
the  head  of  the  Faculty,  Directors  and  Trustees  for 
fourteen  years  and  thus  took  the  leading-  part  in  direct- 
ing the  educational  and  financial  affairs  of  the  Seminary. 
He  also  wielded  a  great  influence  among  Presbyterians 
and  the  public  generally,  and  with  voice  and  pen  he  did 


50  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

much  to  awaken  among  them  a  deeper  interest  in  this 
School  of  the  Prophets. 

He  was  permitted  to  live  to  see  this  institution  well 
established  and  with  bright  prospects  before  it,  many  of 
which  have  since  been  realized.  The  founding  of  the 
Seminary  was  doubtless  his  most  important  work  and 
the  crowning  glory  of  his  life.  And  under  the  favor  of 
God  it  will  ever  remain  his  best  and  most  enduring 
monument. 


WILLIAM  ALEXANDER,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 


William  Alexander,  D.D.,  LL.  D. 


When  Rev.  Dr.  William  Alexander  was  called  to  his 
eternal  home,  June  28,  1906,  there  passed  away  the  last 
of  that  noble  band  of  Christian  scholars  who  founded 
the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary.  Not  many 
men  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  on  the  Pacific  Coast 
have  labored  in  so  many  departments  of  service,  by 
such  varied  means,  among  so  many  people  and  over  so 
wide  a  field  as  did  he.  In  the  home  and  on  the  farm,  in 
the  pulpit  and  on  the  platform,  in  religious  publications 
and  secular,  in  the  councils  of  the  church,  as  President 
of  colleges,  and  in  the  Professor's  chair  of  our  Sem- 
inary, his  influence  was  felt  with  power  and  for  good. 

Dr.  Alexander  was  born  December  18,  1831,  in  Shir- 
ley ville,  Pa.  He  was  educated  in  Lafayette  and  Jeffer- 
son Colleges  and  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and 
was  thus  by  birth,  environment  and  education  fitted  to 
take  a  prominent  part  in  the  work  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  which  he  loved  so  well.  He  graduated  from 
Jefferson  (now  Washington  and  Jefferson)  College  in 
1858  and  from  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1861. 
The  University  of  Wooster,  O.,  conferred  upon  him  the 
degree  of  D.  D.  in  1876,  and  his  Alma  Mater  LL.  D.  in 
1902. 

He  was  licensed  1860  by  the  Presbytery  of  Hunting- 
don and  ordained  June  10,  1862,  by  the  Presbytery  of 


52  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

Northumberland.  He  was  Stated  Supply  and  Pastor 
at  Hollidays  and  Spruce  Creek,  Pa.,  1860-62;  President 
of  Carroll  College,  Wis.,  while  Stated  Supply  at  Wau- 
kesha,  1862-64;  Pastor  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  1864-69;  San 
Jose,  Cal.,  1869-71;  President  of  the  University  City 
College,  San  Francisco,  1871-74;  and  Professor  in  the 
San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary,  1871-1906. 

He  was  married  in  1861  to  Miss  M.  P.  Osborne  of 
Hudson,  N.  Y.,  and  she  and  three  sons  survive  him. 
Dr.  Alexander  was  a 

STRONG   PREACHER. 

At  Beloit,  Wis.,  he  succeeded  in  uniting  and  greatly 
strengthening  two  feeble  churches,  and  in  putting  to 
confusion  the  forces  of  Spiritualism  in  that  city.  He 
preached  a  pure  gospel,  held  fast  to  the  form  of  sound 
words  and  earnestly  contended  for  the  faith  which  was 
once  delivered  to  the  saints.  None  who  heard  him  was 
ever  in  doubt  as  to  where  he  stood  upon  Biblical  and 
theological  questions.  He  also  had  much  influence  as 

A  WRITER. 

He  wrote  for  the  "Presbyterian  Review"  and  many 
other  magazines  and  papers.  He  edited  the  Interna- 
tional Sabbath-School  Lessons  in  one  paper  for  three 
years,  and  had  many  sermons  and  addresses  published. 
He  delivered  the  principal  address  at  the  first  inaugura- 
tion of  Professors,  December  13,  1888,  and  again  on 
April  27,  1897,  at  the  celebration  of  the  Quarter-Cen- 
tennial Anniversary  of  the  Seminary,  he  gave  the  his- 
torical address  on  "The  Making  of  the  Seminary."  He 
was  also  the  author  of  "Nine  Letters  to  Bishop  McQuaid 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  53 

on  Failure  of  Romanism,"  and  "Four  Letters  to  Gen- 
eral Geo.  Stoneman  on  the  Sunday  Law." 
Dr.  Alexander  was  a 

LIFE-LONG   EDUCATOR. 

For  two  years  he  was  President  of  Carroll  College, 
Wis.;  for  four  years  of  the  University  City  College, 
San  Francisco,  and  for  thirty-five  years  he  was  a  Pro- 
fessor in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary. 
Here  in  our  Seminary  he  did  his  greatest  work,  and 
with  that  institution  his  name  will  ever  be  associated 
and  held  in  highest  honor.  Three  names  are  closely 
associated  with  the  inception  and  founding  of  the  Sem- 
inary. Dr.  W.  A.  Scott  had  it  in  mind  when  he  entered 
the  Golden  Gate  in  1854,  and  Dr.  Alexander  says  in  his 
anniversary  address  that  Dr.  Scott  "actually  began  the 
work  by  founding  the  old  City  College"  in  1859.  The 
subject  was  discussed  at  a  called  meeting  of  the  Synod 
of  the  Pacific  in  San  Jose  in  December,  1869,  when 
"Dr.  George  Burrowes  announced  his  purpose  to  donate 
his  fine  library  to  such  an  institution,  whenever  it  shoiild 
be  commenced." 

Dr.  Alexander  became  President  of  the  City  College 
July  5, 1871,  and  had  in  one  of  his  classes  several  j^oung 
men  who  were  studying  for  the  ministry.  He  says-  in 
his  anniversary  address:  "One  evening,  as  I  sat  in  my 
room,  it  came  into  my  mind  like  an  inspiration,  that 
now  was  the  time  to  start  the  Theological  Seminary." 
He  had  the  constitutions  of  several  of  the  Seminaries  at 
hand,  and  he  sat  down  that  night  and  wrote  out  a  Plan 
for  such  an  institution,  modeled  largely  after  that  of 
Princeton  Seminary.  He  took  this  to  Dr.  Scott,  who 
gave  it  his  approval.  They  consulted  further  on  the 


54  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

subject,  presented  the  matter  to  Synod  in  October  fol- 
lowing-, and  the  Synod  took  the  necessary  action  to 
establish  the  Seminary  at  that  meeting-,  as  has  been 
fully  set  forth  at  the  beginning-  of  this  history  of  the 
Seminary. 

Dr.  Alexander  was  elected  a  Professor  at  the  first 
meeting-  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  November  7,  1871, 
and  continued  as  such  until  his  death,  June  28,  1906. 
At  different  times  he  taught  in  almost  every  depart- 
ment, but  when  the  California  Chair  of  Church  History 
was  established  he  became  its  first  incumbent  and  con- 
tinued in  that  department  as  long  as  he  lived. 

For  many  years  he  received  scarcely  any  remunera- 
tion for  his  services,  and  so  taught  in  the  City  College 
and  preached  in  the  churches  around  the  Bay  in  order 
to  gain  a  support  for  himself  and  family.  Yet  he  bore 
the  burden  cheerfully,  and  toiled  on  faithfully  as  though 
receiving  a  princely  salary. 

In  addition  to  this  Dr.  Alexander  set  aside  the  best 
room  in  the  City  College  as  a  classroom  for  the  Sem- 
inary and  several  other  rooms  as  lodging  places  for  the 
students,  while  he  and  Mrs.  Alexander  opened  up  their 
home  to  the  students  that  they  might  enjoy  some  of  the 
genial  atmosphere  of  the  family  circle. 

Dr.  Alexander  was  appointed  by  the  Synod  to  assist 
the  women  in  organizing  the  Women's  Synodical  Mis- 
sionary Society,  which  increases  in  numbers  and  influ- 
ence constantly  as  the  years  go  by.  He  was  for  a  time 
Associate  Editor  of  the  "Presbyterian  Review,"  and  in 
1890  was  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly  to  repre- 
sent the  Synod  of  the  Pacific  in  the  Committee  on  the 
Revision  of  the  Confession  of  Faith.  In  1889  he  was 
granted  a  leave  of  absence  for  one  year,  and  spent  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  55 

time  with  Mrs.  Alexander  traveling-  and  studying  in 
Europe,  the  Holy  Land  and  Egypt,  that  at  the  age  of 
sixty-eight  he  might  fit  himself  for  better  work  in  the 
Seminary, 

He  was  planning  work  for  another  year  when  the 
summons  came  to  enter  into  rest.  His  work  is  done, 
but  his  influence  will  continue,  and  his  honored  name 
will  ever  be  associated  with  this  Seminary  which  he 
loved  so  well  and  for  which  he  toiled  and  prayed 
so  long. 


GEORGE  BURROWES,  D,  D. 


George  Burrowes,  D*  D* 


A  third  name  ever  to  be  held  in  remembrance  as  that 
of  one  of  the  founders  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological 
Seminary  is  the  name  of  Rev.  Dr.  George  Burrowes. 

He  began  his  services  as  Professor  of  the  Hebrew 
Language  and  Literature  with  the  first  term  of  the 
Seminary,  and  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  con- 
tinued his  remarkable  expositions  of  Scripture  and  in 
the  manifestation  of  a  beautiful  Christian  life. 

Dr.  Burrowes  was  born  April  3,  1811,  at  Millham, 
near  Trenton,  New  Jersey.  He  began  his  classical 
education  at  a  school  in  Trenton,  April,  1824,  and 
was  for  a  time  a  teacher  at  Allentown,  New  Jersey. 
In  November,  1830,  he  entered  Princeton  College  and 
graduated  therefrom  in  September,  1832.  He  took  the 
first  honors  of  his  class  and  delivered  the  Latin  saluta- 
tory at  the  Commencement,  and  had  also  assigned  to 
him  an  honorary  speech  in  English  on  "The  Importance 
of  Mathematics  in  a  College  Course." 

In  November  following  he  began  his  studies  at  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary  and  graduated  in  1835.  He 
united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Trenton,  N.  J., 
in  April,  1827;  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  New  Brunswick,  February,  1835,  and  was 
ordained  and  installed  pastor  at  West  Nottingham, 
Md.,  July,  1836.  He  preached  here  from  1835  till 


58  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

1850,  and  then  went  to  Easton,  Pa.,  as  Professor  of 
Latin  and  Greek  in  Lafayette  College,  which  position 
he  held  for  five  years.  He  was  pastor  at  Newtown, 
Pa.,  from  April,  1857,  to  June,  1859. 

Having  been  selected  by  the  Board  of  Education  of 
the  Old  School  branch  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  to 
engage  in  educational  work  in  California,  he  left  New 
York,  July  5,  1859,  and  came  by  way  of  Panama  to  San 
Francisco,  where  he  arrived  July  28th. 

He  found  our  Presbyterian  Church  well  established 
here  and  doing  good  work. 

Dr.  Scott  was  then  pastor  of  Calvary  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  was  in  the  prime  of  life  and  at  the  height 
of  his  renown  and  influence.  Dr.  Burrowes  wrote  that 
when  he  preached  for  him  at  night  the  large  and  beau- 
tiful audience  room  was  literally  packed  with  a  congre- 
gation made  up  principally  of  "men  in  the  vigor  of  life, 
all  attentive  and  anxious  to  receive  an  instructive,  ortho- 
dox gospel." 

Dr.  Scott  welcomed  Dr.  Burrowes  to  the  Coast  most 
heartily,  assisted  him  greatly  in  getting  started  in  his 
educational  work  and  ever  stood  by  him  in  it. 

The  object  of  Dr.  Burrowes  was  to  begin  a  work  that 
should  develop  into  a  Presbyterian  college.  The  school 
was  started  in  the  basement  of  Calvary  Church  with 
four  boys. 

When  the  first  examinations  were  held  they  showed 
that  most  thorough  and  excellent  work  had  been  done, 
and  the  school  began  to  increase  rapidly,  and  soon  out- 
grew its  limited  quarters.  Presbyterians  realized  that 
there  was  a  good  prospect  of  securing  a  school  of  high 
order.  Money  was  raised,  a  lot  was  purchased  on  the 
corner  of  Stockton  and  Geary  streets,  and  the  City  Col- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  59 

lege  building-  was  erected.  The  progress  was  remarka- 
ble, for  within  one  year  and  a  half  after  the  arrival  of 
Dr.  Burrowes  there  was  established  a  college  with  edu- 
cational facilities  superior  to  anything-  in  California,  and 
with  an  attendance  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  students. 
The  work  continued  to  prosper,  and,  looking-  toward  the 
development  of  the  college  into  a  university,  a  site  con- 
taining- twenty-five  acres  of  ground  in  South  San  Fran- 
cisco was  donated  to  the  Trustees  of  the  City  College 
for  the  purpose  of  establishing-  a  colleg-e  thereon,  and 
$31,250  were  also  given  with  it  with  which  to  erect  the 
building's. 

In  1865  Dr.  Burrowes'  health  broke  down,  and  he 
was  obliged  to  give  up  his  work  and  return  East  to  rest . 
The  City  Colleg-e  at  that  time  had  all  modern  educa- 
tional appliances,  was  attended  by  one  hundred  and 
seventy  students,  and  had  an  income  above  all  expenses 
of  about  $3,000  per  annum.  This  was  the  fruit  of  six 
years'  labor  on  the  part  of  Dr.  Burrowes  and  those  who 
joined  in  with  him. 

He  left  San  Francisco  June  3,  1865,  for  the  East,  and 
remained  there  four  years.  While  there,  in  1866,  he 
was  reappointed  a  Professor  at  Lafayette  Colleg-e,  in  the 
department  of  Religious  Instruction.  His  health  having 
improved,  he  again  turned  his  face  toward  California, 
and  he  arrived  in  San  Francisco  August  24,  1869.  In 
the  meantime,  while  the  work  was  continued  at  the  City 
College,  a  new  college  had  been  chartered  for  University 
Mound,  and  a  fine  Gothic  building  had  been  erected. 

Upon  his  return  Dr.  Burrowes  was  offered  the  Presi- 
dency of  the  new  college,  which  he  accepted.  The 
institution  was  opened  for  students  in  January,  1870, 
and  soon  a  large  number  of  them  were  in  attendance. 


60  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

In  addition  to  the  thorough  work  during  the  week,  there 
were  classes  for  Bible  study  on  the  Sabbath  and  preach- 
ing by  Dr.  Burrowes. 

He  continued  here  for  about  three  years  with  great 
success,  but  the  work  proved  too  laborious  for  him,  and 
he  resigned  his  position  to  devote  his  whole  time  to 
work  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary.  On 
behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  ex-Governor  H.  H. 
Haight,  a  Presbyterian  Elder,  and  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  addressed  a  letter  to  Dr.  Burrowes, 
eulogizing  the  good  work  done  by  him,  and  conveying 
the  grateful  acknowledgment  of  the  Board  therefor  and 
their  good  wishes  for  his  future  health  and  happiness. 

Dr.  Burrowes  was  elected  to  the  chair  of  Hebrew 
Language  and  Literature  in  the  San  Francisco  Theo- 
logical Seminary  December  4,  1871,  and  for  about  one 
year  and  a  half  filled  the  Professorship  in  connection 
with  his  work  in  the  College. 

This  was  the  beginning  of  one  of  the  most  self-deny- 
ing, most  important,  and  most  fruitful  works  of  his 
whole  life.  The  Seminary  had  no  buildings,  no  grounds 
upon  which  to  erect  any,  and  no  money  to  endow  Pro- 
fessorships. But  those  who  undertook  the  work  were 
men  of  ability,  perseverance  and  faith.  The  work  of 
instruction  was  done  by  Rev.  Drs.  W.  A.  Scott,  William 
Alexander,  Daniel  W.  Poor  and  George  Burrowes.  The 
amount  received  by  each  one  from  the  Seminary  was 
only  $300  or  $400  a  year,  and  Dr.  Burrowes  lived  on 
this  and  on  the  little  that  he  had  saved  up  before. 

Thus  with  hard  work,  sacrifice,  love  and  faith,  they 
laid  foundations  that  made  it  possible  to  build  up  the 
grand  institution  we  now  have,  and  their  example  has 
stimulated  others  to  labor  and  give  for  this  most  worthy 


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School  of  the  Prophets.  The  infirmities  of  old  age 
made  it  necessary  for  Dr.  Burrowes  to  cease  from  labor, 
and  in  1890  he  was  made  Emeritus  Professor  and  retired 
on  a  salary  sufficient  to  provide  for  all  his  wants  and 
keep  him  in  comfort.  He  continued  with  a  good  degree 
of  health  and  strength,  and  occasionally  preached  or 
spoke  at  public  gatherings.  On  April  3,  1894,  his 
eighty-third  birthday,  he  tripped  upon  a  rug  in  his 
room,  and  fell  on  the  floor  and  fractured  the  head  of 
his  thigh  bone.  From  the  effects  of  this  he  died  April 
19th,  and  was  buried  April  21,  1895,  in  Mountain  View 
Cemetery,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Dr.  Burrowes  was  twice  married — in  early  life  to 
Miss  Helena  Parker,  whose  brother,  Joel  Parker,  was 
twice  Governor  of  New  Jersey.  She  died  November 
29,  1848.  He  was  married  again  in  1850  to  Matilda  M. 
Shadwell  in  Oxford,  Pa. 

Dr.  Burrowes  was  remarkable  both  as  a  scholar  and 
teacher.  He  took  the  first  honors  of  his  class  at  Prince- 
ton, and  was  a  tutor  in  the  College  there  while  pursuing 
his  theological  studies  in  the  Seminary.  He  was  for 
five  years  a  Professor  in  Lafayette  College,  and  also  its 
Vice- President.  He  founded  and  built  up  a  noble  col- 
legiate institution  in  San  Francisco,  and  aided  in  found- 
ing and  firmly  establishing  the  San  Francisco  Theolog- 
ical Seminary,  which  is  now  so  well  equipped  for  its 
work. 

He  was  a  fine  linguist,  read  the  classics  like  his  mother 
tongue  almost,  and  was  an  exceedingly  apt  teacher.  His 
expositions  of  the  Scriptures  were  remarkable.  He 
always  began  his  recitations  with  prayer,  and  ever 
strove  to  lead  his  pupils  closer  to  the  Savior  and  to  have 
them  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit.  His  students  loved 


62  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

him  dearly,  and  when  they  would  go  to  visit  him  after 
being-  out  in  the  work  it  was  his  custom  always  to  pray 
with  them  at  parting-,  and  place  his  hand  upon  their 
heads  and  give  them  a  fatherly  blessing. 

He  was  a  fine  preacher  also.  He  stuck  close  to  the 
Gospel  and  presented  the  truth  so  as  to  interest  and 
instruct  both  old  and  young.  The  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  was  conferred  upon  him  by  Washington  Col- 
lege, Penn.,  in  1853. 

He  was  a  master  of  good  English,  wrote  many  arti- 
cles for  magazines  and  papers,  and  was  the  author  of 
"A  Commentary  on  the  Song  of  Solomon,"  "Octorara 
and  Other  Poems  "and  "Advanced  Growth  in  Grace." 
His  commentary  on  the  Song  has  been  pronounced  the 
best  ever  written. 

He  was  a  Christian  of  deep  and  humble  piety,  and 
had  at  various  times  all  through  his  mature  life  remark- 
able religious  experiences.  He  attributed  them  to  the 
presence  and  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  After  one  of 
these  experiences  he  wrote: 

"Had  I  stood  with  Moses  on  the  top  of  Pisgah  my 
soul  could  hardly  have  had  such  delightful  emotions  as 
those  now  felt."  Again  he  wrote:  "When  I  arise  in  the 
morning  and  come  into  my  study,  here  I  find  Jesus 
already  waiting  for  me,  and  I  meet  Him  with  delight  of 
heart. "  "I  can  scarcely  conceive  of  anything  more  desir- 
able in  Heaven  than  merely  to  have  these  feelings  made 
perfect,  and  the  union  with  Jesus  completed  by  my 
being  brought  to  be  with  Him  where  He  is  to  behold 
His  glory." 

He  had  a  strong  ' '  desire  to  depart  and  be  with 
Christ,"  and  often  said  that  when  the  summons  came 
he  would  go  with  unspeakable  delight.  That  desire 


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was  at  last  gratified,  and   he   has  gone  to  enjoy  the 
Heavenly  Home  and  loved  ones  there,  as  he  wrote: 

"All  I  love 

Is  gathered  now  in  Heaven — my  precious  Lord, 
And  friends  loved  well  as  life. 

Soon  our  soul 

Shall  from  this  body  burst,  bright  with  the  rays 
Of  Christ  our  righteousness,  and  rise  to  shine 
A  star  amid  the  morning  stars  of  Heaven." 


Daniel  Warren  Poor,  D.  D. 


One  of  the  four  original  Professors  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Theological  Seminary  who  labored  and  made  sac- 
rifices to  establish  this  institution  was  Rev.  Daniel  War- 
ren Poor,  D.  D.  For  five  years  he  gave  himself  most 
earnestly  to  this  work,  and  the  Presbyterian  Church  on 
this  Coast  will  ever  be  greatly  indebted  to  him  for  his 
valuable  services. 

Dr.  Poor  was  the  son  of  a  missionary,  and  was  born 
at  Tillipally,  Ceylon,  August  21,  1818,  and  died  October 
11,  1897,  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  aged  seventy-nine  years. 
He  graduated  from  Amherst  College,  Mass.,  1837,  and 
studied  theology  for  two  years  in  the  Andover  Theolog- 
ical Seminary  in  the  same  State.  He  was  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  Church  at  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  1843-49; 
Presbyterian  Church,  Newark,  N.  J.,  1849-69;  and  of 
the  First  Church  at  Oakland,  Cal.,  1869-71. 

He  was  elected  Professor  of  Church  History  at  the 
origin  of  the  Seminary,  November  7,  1871,  and  held 
the  position  until  he  resigned,  August  14,  1876,  to  be- 
come Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Ediica- 
tion  in  Philadelphia. 

Dr.  Poor  was  a  scholarly  man,  and  was  especially 
proficient  in  the  German  language.  Because  of  these 
qualifications  he  was  chosen  to  translate  and  edit,  in 
connection  with  Dr.  Conway  P.  Wing,  the  Commentary 


66  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

on  Second  Corinthians  in  Schaff's  edition  of  "Lange's 
Commentary,"  1868.  He  received  D.  D.  from  Prince- 
ton College  in  1857. 

He  was  also  an  able  teacher.  He  was  well  versed  in 
the  history  of  the  church,  and  had  the  faculty  of  making 
its  study  interesting.  He  was  of  a  cheerful  disposition, 
accustomed  to  look  on  the  bright  side,  and  often  had 
some  amusing  and  apt  story  to  tell  to  brighten  up  the 
subject  under  consideration  and  to  interest  his  students. 

He  received  but  small  remuneration  for  his  services, 
as  the  Seminary  had  then  no  endowment.  He  preached 
for  some  time  at  San  Lorenzo,  Cal.,  while  carrying  on 
his  work  in  the  Seminary,  organized  the  Union  Church 
in  that  place,  and  led  the  congregation  on  to  build  their 
beautiful  house  of  worship.  He  was  for  seventeen  years 
the  efficient  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Education  and  rendered  the  Church  excellent  service  in 
that  position. 


JAMES  EELLS,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 


James  Eells,  D,  Dv  LL.  D, 


The  supreme  end  for  which  a  Theological  Seminary 
exists  is  to  prepare  young  men  to  make  proclamation  of 
the  Gospel  for  the  salvation  of  sinners.  For  this  work 
they  need  not  only  to  be  instructed  in  the  fundamental 
truths  and  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  but  also  to  be  trained 
to  deliver  the  message  in  the  most  effective  manner  and 
to  do  the  work  of  a  pastor  most  efficiently.  A  man  well 
fitted  to  give  such  training-  was  found  in  Rev.  James 
Eells,  D.  D.  He  was  a  scholarly  man,  well  versed 
in  the  word  of  God,  and  one  who  had  had  a  wide  and 
successful  experience  as  preacher  and  pastor.  He  was 
thus  prepared  to  give  both  the  technical  and  practical 
instruction  that  men  need  for  such  a  work,  and  also  to 
inspire  them  with  love  for,  and  earnest  devotion  to,  the 
cause  of  Christ. 

The  aim  of  the  minister  should  be  fruitage.  Christ 
chose  and  ordained  His  Apostles  that  they  '  'should  go 
and  bring  forth  fruit."  And  a  man  who  has  been  suc- 
cessful in  this  work  himself  should  be  able  "to  teach 
others  also"  how  best  to  sow  the  seed,  cultivate  the  field 
and  reap  the  harvest. 

For  this  reason  Dr.  Eells  was  chosen  to  give  instruc- 
tion in  the  department  of  Practical  Theology.  He 
brought  rare  gifts  to  the  work  and  used  them  with 
g'ood  results  during  the  time  of  his  Professorship. 

He  came  of  good  Presbyterian  stock.     His  ancestor, 


68  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

Colonel  Samuel  Eells,  came  from  England  to  America 
about  1660.  His  son,  and  his  son's  sons  for  many  gen- 
erations, were  Presbyterian  ministers.  There  were  four 
of  them  named  James. 

Dr.  Eells  was  the  sixth  in  this  ministerial  line,  and 
his  son  James,  who  also  became  a  Presbyterian  minis- 
ter, was  the  seventh. 

Dr.  Eells  was  born  in  Westmoreland,  New  York,  Aug- 
ust 27,  1822.  He  died  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  9, 
1886,  in  the  sixty-fourth  year  of  his  age.. 

Like  many  others,  Dr.  Eells  had  to  make  his  own  way 
in  the  world,  and  both  before  and  after  being  in  college 
he  was  engaged  in  teaching. 

He  went  with  his  parents  to  Worthington,  Ohio,  when 
nine  years  of  age.  His  father  was  a  Home  Missionary 
and  later  moved  to  Amherst,  Ohio.  This  was  near 
Oberlin,  and  Dr.  Eells  took  the  first  years  of  his  col- 
lege course  at  Oberlin  College.  He  entered  the  Junior 
class  of  Hamilton  College,  N.  Y.,  in  1842,  and  gradu- 
ated therefrom  in  1844.  Several  years  were  spent  there- 
after in  teaching.  He  then  entered  Auburn  Theolog- 
ical Seminary  and  graduated  in  1851.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Emily  Paige  of  Auburn  the  same  year,  with 
whom  he  lived  and  labored  in  the  Master's  service  for 
thirty-five  years.  She  still  survives  him. 

From  the  Seminary  he  went  direct  to  become  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.  He 
remained  there  for  four  years,  and  became  aftenvards 
pastor  of  the  following  churches  successively: — Second 
Church,  Cleveland,  O.,  1855-59;  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Dutch 
Reformed,  1859-67;  San  Francisco  First,  1867-70;  Cleve- 
land, O.,  Second,  1870-74;  Oakland,  Cal.,  1874-79. 

During  the  last  two  years  in  Oakland  he  also  served 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  69 

the  San  Francisco  Seminary  as  Professor  of  Practical 
Theology.  In  1877  he  was  Moderator  of  the  General 
Assembly  at  Chicago,  which  is  the  highest  honor  in  that 
line  our  Church  can  bestow.  In  the  same  year  he  was 
a  delegate  to  the  first  meeting  of  the  Presbyterian 
Alliance  of  the  World,  which  was  held  in  Edinburgh, 
Scotland. 

He  received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  the  University 
of  New  York  in  1861,  and  of  LL.  D.  from  Marietta 
College,  Ohio,  in  1881. 

He  resigned  his  charge  in  the  Oakland  church  and 
the  San  Francisco  Seminary  in  1879  to  accept  the  Pro- 
fessorship of  Practical  Theology  in  Lane  Seminary, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  continued  in  that  work,  preach- 
ing most  of  the  time  in  different  churches  in  the  city 
also,  until  his  death,  March  9,  1886.  He  died  suddenly 
of  paralysis  of  the  heart  at  his  home  in  Cincinnati,  and 
was  buried  at  his  old  home  in  Cleveland. 

The  most  marked  results  of  his  work  were  in  the  Oak- 
land church.  Under  his  wise  pastorate  the  church  that 
had  almost  been  rent  asunder  was  reunited.  The  mem- 
bership increased  from  116  to  404  in  five  years,  and  the 
present  fine  house  of  worship  was  built.  He  won  hosts 
of  friends,  and  his  farewell  reception  was  largely 
attended.  At  that  gathering  one  of  the  prominent 
men  of  the  city  remarked  to  me:  "What  a  grand 
statesman  Dr.  Eells  would  have  made  had  he  turned 
his  talents  in  that  way." 

Dr.  Eells  rendered  efficient  service  to  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Seminary  in  three  ways: — 

First — He  was  for  many  years  a  Director.  As  such  he 
took  a  deep  interest  in  its  welfare,  gave  wise  counsel 


70  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

in  directing  its  affairs,  and  devoted  much  time  to  its 
interests. 

Secondly — He  was  at  different  times  its  Financial 
Agent.  Even  when  at  Lane  Seminary  he  proposed  to 
undertake  to  raise  money  for  our  Seminary,  and  his 
efforts  did  much  toward  securing  the  endowment  for  the 
first  chair  established  therein. 

Thirdly — He  was  for  two  or  three  years  a  Professor 
in  this  Seminary.  For  this  work  he  was  eminently 
qualified  by  his  natural  abilities,  education,  and  his 
experience  as  a  teacher  and  a  pastor.  And  thus  during 
the  few  years  he  was  there  he  did  much  to  help  educate 
and  fit  the  students  of  the  Seminary  for  their  life  work 
in  preaching  the  gospel. 

Dr.  Eells  also  assisted  in  founding  and  sustaining  our 
church  paper  on  this  Coast,  "The  Occident,"  and  often 
wielded  his  facile  pen  in  contributing  to  its  columns  and 
those  of  other  periodicals. 

In  Dr.  Eells  there  was  a  combination  of  excellent 
qualities.  He  was  a  man  of  commanding  personality. 
He  was  tall,  graceful  and  dignified  in  all  his  manner. 
His  mental  equipments,  both  natural  and  acquired,  were 
of  the  first  order.  He  was  a  superior  preacher.  He 
studied  to  know  the  gospel  of  salvation,  and  then,  with 
warm  heart,  clearness  of  expression  and  moving  elo- 
quence, he  delivered  his  message.  As  a  Presbyter  he 
was  faithful  and  efficient  and  won  the  highest  esteem 
and  honors  from  his  brethren. 

It  was  the  privilege  of  the  writer  to  have  been  in 
his  early  ministry  closely  associated  with  Dr.  Eells, 
and  he  found  him  ever  taking  a  deep  interest  in  his 
younger  brethren  especially,  and  ready  to  give  counsel 
and  help  in  many  ways. 


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Not  long  before  his  death  he  preached  his  last  sermon 
to  his  old  church  in  Cleveland,  from  the  text:  "After 
he  had  served  his  generation  by  the  will  of  God,  he  fell 
asleep."  His  last  words  on  that  occasion  were,  "Such 
men  cannot  die . ' '  These  words  seemed  almost  prophetic , 
for  the  speaker  had  served  his  generation  well,  and  soon 
after  this  he  fell  asleep. 

His  departure  was  a  glorious  translation,  for  the 
Master  whom  he  had  served  so  well  had  a  higher  work 
for  him  to  do,  and  said  to  him,  "Friend,  come  up 
higher." 


A.  L.  LINDSLEY,  D.  D.,  IX.  D. 


Aaron  Ladner  Lindsley,D,D,,IJLD* 


In  Dr.  Lindsley  we  have  an  example  of  the  kind  of 
men  who  believed  in  having  a  Theological  Seminary  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  and  who  labored  for  its  establishment 
and  success.  He  had  a  vision  of  the  future  greatness  of 
the  Coast  in  material  things,  and  realized  the  need 
there  was  of  the  gospel  to  enlighten  men  in  spiritual  and 
moral  truths  and  to  move  their  hearts  to  live  in  accord- 
ance therewith. 

And  so  when  he  came  to  the  Coast  his  energies  were 
turned  first  to  the  building  up  of  the  church  to  which  he 
was  called  to  minister  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Then  he 
labored  to  found  other  churches  in  that  city,  to  organize 
the  great  Northwest  for  Christian  work,  to  bring  labor- 
ers into  the  field,  and  to  extend  the  Church  of  Christ 
into  the  vast  regions  of  our  then  newly  acquired  posses- 
sions in  Alaska. 

Having  finished  the  work  that  was  given  him  to  do  in 
these  fields,  he  devoted  the  remaining  years  of  his  life 
to  labor  in  our  Theological  Seminary.  As  one  wrote  of 
him  after  his  death:  "At  the  age  of  seventy  he  had  cre- 
ated out  of  the  slenderest  conditions  a  Presbyterian 
province  that  bids  fair  to  rival  New  Jersey  or  Pennsyl- 
vania in  stability  of  Christian  institutions  and  affluence 
of  Christian  products,  and  was  able  to  pass  with  hearty 
public  approval  to  the  exercise  of  the  highest  perma- 


74  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

nent  function  of   the  Christian  ministry — that  of  Pro- 
fessor in  a  Theological  Seminary." 

A.  L.  Lindsley  was  born  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  March  4-, 
1817.  He  died  in  Portland,  Oregon,  August  12,  1891. 
Owing-  to  the  premature  death  of  his  father,  he  was  left 
to  depend  upon  himself,  but  nevertheless  started  on  a 
college  course,  with  the  purpose  of  becoming  a  civil 
engineer.  He  was  converted  while  in  college  and  then 
devoted  himself  to  the  ministry.  After  graduating  from 
Union  College  he  attended  Union  Theological  Seminary 
for  a  part  of  his  course,  but  graduated  from  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  in  1846.  He  was  ordained  in 
May,  1846,  and  in  the  same  month  was  married  to  Miss 
Julia  West,  an  accomplished  young  lady  of  New  York 
City,  with  whom  he  lived  happily  for  forty-five  years. 

Immediately  after  his  marriage  he  went  as  a  Home 
Missionary  to  Wisconsin,  and  helped  to  lay  the  founda- 
tion of  Presbyterianism  in  that  State — then  a  Territory. 
He  aided  in  establishing  the  first  Presbytery  and  Synod 
in  Wisconsin,  and  also  Carroll  College  at  Waukesha. 
After  six  years  of  labor  there  he  returned  East  and 
spent  sixteen  years  as  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  South  Salem,  N.  Y.,  where  his  memory  is  still 
revered  for  his  devoted  and  successful  service. 

Having  received  a  second  call  to  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Portland,  Oregon,  he  accepted,  and 
crossed  the  plains  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  arriving  in  Port- 
land in  July,  1868.  He  had  then  passed  the  so-called 
"dead  line,"  being  fifty-one  years  of  age,  but  it  was 
after  this  that  he  did  his  greatest  work.  He  remained 
in  Portland  eighteen  years.  When  he  came  the  First 
Church  had  but  eighty-seven  members.  While  there 
seven  hundred  and  forty-five  members  were  received 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  75 

into  it,  eight  new  Presbyterian  Churches  were  started 
in  the  city  which  drew  largely  upon  the  membership 
and  wealth  of  the  First,  and  when  he  resigned  there 
were  four  hundred  and  twenty-three  still  remaining 
in  it. 

Dr.  Lindsley  had  the  true  missionary  spirit  and  bent 
his  energies  to  the  development  of  the  great  Northwest. 
In  this  he  was  sustained  by  the  strong  men  of  his  own 
church.  At  the  close  of  his  pastorate  $240,000  had 
been  expended  by  that  church  in  benevolent  work,  and 
the  Presbytery  with  fourteen  ministers  had  developed 
into  a  Synod  with  fifty-two  members,  he  himself  having 
organized  no  less  than  twenty-two  churches. 

Dr.  Lindsley's  missionary  zeal  led  him  to  found  the 
missions  in  Alaska,  which  he  carried  on  at  his  own 
expense  for  a  long  period  before  the  Board  relieved  him . 
He  sent  J.  C.  Mallory  as  the  first  Protestant  missionary 
to  Alaska  in  May,  1877.  In  August  following  Mrs. 
McFarland,  a  member  of  his  church,  was  also  sent  by 
Dr;  Lindsley  as  the  first  teacher  to  Alaska.  In  1879, 
commissioned  by  the  Presbytery  of  Oregon,  he  went  to 
Alaska,  and  on  August  3d  organized  at  Fort  Wrangell 
the  first  American  church  in  that  distant  territory. 

In  addition  to  his  multifarious  duties  as  already  out- 
lined, he  found  time  to  labor  zealously  in  behalf  of 
reform  schools,  Christian  education,  the  Chinese  and 
the  aborigines;  and  his  pastoral  work,  which  was  always 
first  in  his  heart,  ever  received  his  ardent  and  faithful 
care.  It  was  a  great  and  good  work  that  he  accom- 
plished during  these  eighteen  years  of  strenuous  life. 

Dr.  Lindsley  received  his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity 
in  1868,  and  his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  from  Lafay- 


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ette  College  during-  the  period  of  his  Professorship  in 
the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary. 

When  Mr.  W.  S.  Ladd  founded  the  chair  of  Prac- 
tical Theology  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Sem- 
inary, Dr.  Lindsley  became  its  first  incumbent.  He  was 
elected  to  that  position  in  1886,  and  entered  upon  his 
work  therein  at  the  beginning  of  the  term  in  September 
of  that  year.  At  his  inauguration  he  made  an  address 
in  which  he  expressed  his  conviction  of  the  wisdom  of 
founding  the  Seminary  and  his  assurance  of  its  future 
usefulness.  He  was  peculiarly  fitted  for  this  work  by 
his  broad  early  education,  which  was  supplemented  by 
life-long  mental  training,  by  his  long  experience  as  a 
pastor  and  a  logical,  eloquent  and  persuasive  preacher. 
He  knew  the  field  as  few  others  did  and  the  qualities 
required  in  those  who  were  to  labor  therein ,  and  for  five 
years  he  did  his  work  in  the  Seminary  with  marked 
ability.  In  the  summer  of  1891,  while  spending  his 
vacation  in  his  old  Portland  home,  the  Master  called 
him  to  enter  into  "the  rest  that  remaineth  for  the  peo- 
ple of  God,"  and  he  died  with  the  word  "Victory" 
on  his  lips. 


THOMAS    FRASER,    D.    D. 


Thomas  Fraser,  D.  D. 


The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a  man  of  much  ability, 
who  served  the  Church  of  Christ  in  many  ways  and  with 
wide-extended  influence  for  many  years.  He  was  born 
in  Dalkieth,  Scotland,  1819.  Graduated  Union  College, 
N»  Y.,  B.  A.,  1842,  and  received  D.  D.  in  later  years 
from  the  same  institution.  He  graduated  from  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary  in  1845;  was  licensed  the 
same  year  and  ordained  in  1846  by  the  Presbytery  of 
New  York.  He  was  Stated  Supply  at  Port  Washington 
and  Decatur,  Wis.,  1845-52;  Newburn,  N.  C.,  1852-53; 
Pastor  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  1853-59;  Home  Missionary 
at  Santa  Rosa,  Bodega,  Tomales,  Bloomfield  and  Two 
Rock,  Cal.,  1859-67;  Stated  Supply  of  the  First  Church, 
Portland,  Ore.,  1867-68;  Synodical  Missionary  for  the 
Synod  of  the  Pacific,  1868-83;  Professor  of  Systematic 
Theology  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary, 
1887-92;  Stated  Supply  in  Makawo,  Maui,  Hawaii,  1893, 
and  Evangelist,  Oakland,  Cal.,  1893  until  his  death, 
October  25,  1903. 

Dr.  Fraser  was  by  birth,  education  and  preference  a 
Presbyterian,  and  he  gave  himself  to  the  service  of  the 
church  he  loved  with  much  zeal,  devotion  and  efficiency 
for  almost  three-score  years.  Immediately  upon  grad- 
uating from  the  Seminary  he  went  as  a  Home  Mission- 
ary to  Wisconsin  and  helped  to  found  Presbyterianism 
in  that  State.  Like  Paul,  he  was  determined  not  to 


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build  on  another  man's  foundation.  He  then  spent 
several  years  in  the  South,  came  to  California  in  1859 
and  continued  here  for  forty-four  years,  engaged  most 
of  the  time  in  earnest,  self-denying:  work.  He  had  the 
true  missionary  spirit,  and  was  so  on  the  move  in  carry- 
ing-the  gospel  out  into  "the  regions  beyond"  that  he 
seems  to  have  been  installed  as  pastor  of  but  one  church. 
His  great  work  was  to  found  churches  and  then  leave 
them  for  others  to  nurture.  He  did  much  of  this  in  Wis- 
consin, but  most  of  his  work  was  done  upon  the  Pacific 
Coast.  In  this  service  he  traveled  almost  continuously 
for  years  in  Arizona,  California,  Oregon,  Washington, 
Nevada  and  elsewhere,  and  founded  more  Protestant 
churches  probably  than  any  other  man  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  From  what  he  once  told  the  writer,  the  number 
must  have  been  not  less  than  seventy- five. 

He  had  a  happy  faculty  of  interesting  men  of  wealth 
and  influence  in  his  work,  and  understood  how  to  seize 
upon  strategic  points  and  hold  them.  Mr.  W.  S.  Ladd 
of  Portland,  Ore.,  was  his  warm  friend,  and  Dr.  Fraser 
doubtless  had  much  influence  in  leading  him  to  give  so 
liberally  of  his  means  for  the  cause  of  Home  Missions 
and  our  Theological  Seminary.  Dr.  Fraser  had  an  acute 
and  logical  mind,  received  a  good  education  and  was 
well  fitted  to  give  instruction  in  Theology.  On  April 
28,  1887,  he  was  elected  Professor  of  Systematic  Theol- 
ogy in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary.  He 
was  then  sixty-seven  years  old,  but  he  accepted  the 
position,  entered  upon  his  duties  in  the  following  Sep- 
tember, and  did  efficient  work  for  five  years.  The 
closing  years  of  his  life  were  spent  at  his  home  in  Oak- 
land, where  he  died  October  25,  1903,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  four-score  and  four  years. 


John  S*  Macintosh,  D,  D, 


In  all  great  enterprises,  where  a  number  of  people  are 
associated  together  for  the  accomplishment  of  important 
purposes,  there  is  need  of  a  recognized  leader  to  direct 
their  affairs.  The  authorities  of  the  San  Francisco 
Theological  Seminary  had  long  felt  this  to  be  the  case 
in  that  institution,  and  after  due  consideration  the 
Directors  asked  the  Synod  of  California  to  give  them 
authority  to  elect  a  President  of  the  Seminary.  Accord- 
ingly, at  its  meeting  in  San  Francisco,  October,  1903, 
Synod  made  provision  for  such  election,  and  at  their 
next  meeting  the  Directors  elected  Dr.  John  S.  Macin- 
tosh, Professor  of  Systematic  Theology,  as  "President 
of  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary."  He 
accepted  the  position,  and  soon  thereafter  he  was 
installed  as  the  first  President  of  the  Seminary.  Thus 
there  devolved  upon  him  the  double  duty  of  Professor 
and  executive  head  of  the  institution. 

Dr.  Macintosh  was  of  Scotch-Irish  parentage.  His 
father  fled  to  America  after  the  battle  of  Culloden  and 
.settled  in  Georgia.  He  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in 
1839.  His  father  died  when  he  was  very  young,  and 
his  mother  took  him  back  to  Ireland.  He  received  his 
collegiate  education  in  Queen's  College,  Belfast,  and  in 
Edinburgh,  and  his  theological  at  Erlangen,  Germany. 
After  graduation,  in  1865,  he  was  pastor  of  the  old 


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Antrim  parish  of  Conner  for  two  years,  and  while  there 
was  married  to  Miss  Sophia  Moore  of  Dublin  in  1867. 
The  same  year  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  May-street 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Belfast,  as  successor  of  the 
great  preacher,  Dr.  Henry  Cooke.  This  was  a  high 
honor  and  involved  great  responsibility,  but  Dr.  Mac- 
intosh ably  filled  the  position  for  thirteen  years,  exert- 
ing a  wide  influence  throughout  the  North  of  Ireland. 
During  this  time  he  received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from 
Edinburgh. 

Dr.  Macintosh  was  a  delegate  to  the  Pan-Presby- 
terian Council  in  Boston  in  1880,  and  afterward  received 
a  call  to  the  Second  Church  of  Philadelphia.  This  he 
accepted,  and  in  the  Spring  of  1881  he  left  Ireland  and 
returned  to  his  native  land,  and  entered  upon  his  pas- 
torate, continuing  in  it  until  1895.  He  remained  in 
Philadelphia  until  1902,  engaged  in  other  lines  of  work 
for  the  church  and  for  other  purposes.  He  assisted  in 
founding"  the  American  Society  for  University  Exten- 
sion and  the  Scotch-Irish  Society  in  America,  and  was 
Chairman  of  the  Evangelistic  Committee  for  the  city  of 
Philadelphia  and  the  surrounding  country.  Here  he 
did  good  service  in  strengthening-  weak  churches  and 
organizing  new  ones. 

Dr.  Macintosh  was  elected  Professor  of  Systematic 
Theology  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 
September  16,  1902;  President  of  the  same  November 
3,  1903,  and  was  installed  in  both  offices  February  4, 
1904.  He  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  General 
Assembly's  Evangelistic  Committee  in  1904  to  repre- 
sent the  Pacific  Coast.  He  entered  enthusiastically 
upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties  in  this  three-fold  posi- 
tion. He  wisely  planned  for  the  larger  work  of  the 


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Seminary,  led  it  along  in  earnest  labor,  and  inspired  all 
with  bright  hope  for  its  future.  He  traveled  over  the 
whole  Coast,  visiting  individuals,  churches  and  Synods, 
giving  information  concerning  the  work  and  needs  of 
the  Church  and  Seminary,  and  infused  into  others  his 
own  spirit  of  zeal,  enthusiasm  and  hope.  But  in  the 
midst  of  his  abundant  labors  he  was,  after  a  brief  ill- 
ness, called  to  rest  January  5,  1906.  His  death  was  a 
great  loss  to  the  Seminary  and  the  Church,  but  the 
impress  of  his  character  and  life  will  long  abide. 


Robert  Mackenzie,  D,  D.r  LL*  D, 


To  be  able  "to  give  answer  to  every  man  that  asketh 
you  a  reason  concerning"  the  hope  that  is  in  you," 
to  defend  the  Christian  religion  from  the  assaults  of 
its  enemies,  and  to  do  all  he  can  to  send  the  gospel 
to  the  whole  world,  are  essentials  in  the  life  and  work 
of  the  minister.  To  prepare  men  for  this  we  have  in 
our  Seminary  the  chair  of  "Apologetics  and  Missions." 
The  first  and  only  occupant  of  this  chair  is  Professor 
Robert  Mackenzie,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 

Dr.  Mackenzie  was  born  November  5,  1845,  in  Crom- 
arty,  Scotland.  He  came  to  America,  and  was  married 
April  9,  1873,  to  Miss  Lydia  Ann  McLeod  of  Romeo, 
Mich.  He  took  a  three  years'  special  course  in  the 
Chicago  University,  during  which  time  he  was  confi- 
dential clerk  in  a  lawyer's  office  in  Chicago.  He  grad- 
uated from  McCormick  Theological  Seminary  in  1873, 
and  was  ordained  in  April  of  the  same  year  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Ottawa,  111. 

He  was  pastor  at  Elgin,  111.,  for  one  year;  Decatur, 
111.,  1874-76;  Lafayette,  Ind.,  1876-79;  Stockton,  Cal., 
1879-80;  Howard  Church,  San  Francisco,  1880-86;  First 
Church,  San  Francisco,  1886-1901;  and  of  Rutgers 
Church,  New  York,  1901. 

He  is  the  author  of  "The  Loom  of  Providence,"  a 
book  of  sermons,  and  has  had  published  numerous  other 


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sermons  and  addresses.  He  is  an  eloquent  and  persua- 
sive speaker.  He  has  been  President  of  the  College 
Board  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States 
of  America  since  1904,  and  became  a  member  of  the 
General  Assembly's  "Committee  on  Union  With  Other 
Churches"  in  1905.  He  received  the  degree  of  D.  D. 
from  Centre  University,  Ky.,  1883,  and  LL.  D.  from 
the  University  of  Wooster,  Ohio,  1905. 

Dr.  Mackenzie  in  his  work  has  been  specially  success- 
ful in  gaining'  the  confidence  and  help  of  influential  men. 
One  of  these  was  Mr.  Alexander  Montgomery,  who 
through  the  influence  of  Dr.  Mackenzie  was  led  to  pre- 
sent the  Seminary  with  a  check  for  a  quarter  of  a 
million  dollars,  December  3,  1889,  and  to  make  other 
donations  thereafter.  On  the  above  date  Dr.  Mackenzie 
was  nominated  by  Mr.  Montgomery-,  and  elected  by  the 
Directors  of  the  Seminary,  as  Professor  of  Apologetics 
and  Missions.  He  discharged  the  duties  of  his  chair  with 
marked  ability,  while  at  the  same  time  he  continued  as 
pastor  of  the  First  Church  in  San  Francisco.  He 
removed  to  New  York  in  1901  to  become  pastor  of 
one  of  the  leading  churches  in  the  city,  and  still 
resides  there. 


Thomas  Franklin  Day,  D,  D. 


In  the  summer  of  1890  the  incumbent  of  the  Hebrew 
and  Greek  chair  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Sem- 
inary was  made  Professor  Emeritus  on  account  of  his 
old  age.  The  Directors,  in  looking  for  his  successor, 
had  their  attention  directed  to  a  young:  Home  Mission- 
ary in  Utah,  who  had  displayed  special  ability  in  con- 
ducting: conferences  for  Bible  study.  This  was  Rev. 
Thomas  F.  Day.  In  Augrust  of  that  year  he  was  elected 
Instructor  in  Hebrew  and  Greek  Exegesis,  and  entered 
upon  his  duties  in  September.  On  October  5,  1891,  he 
was  elected  Professor  of  Greek  and  Hebrew  Exegesis . 
At  a  later  date  he  was  relieved  of  the  work  in  Greek, 
but  has  continued  as  Professor  of  Hebrew  Exegesis  and 
Old  Testament  Literature  to  the  present  time. 

Dr.  Day  was  born  in  Allegheny  City,  Pa.  He  received 
the  following  degrees:  Ohio  University,  Athens,  Ohio, 
B.  A. ,1876;  M.  A. ,1879;  Hastings  College,  Neb.,  D.D., 
1895.  He  graduated  from  the  Union  Theological  Sem- 
inary, New  York,  1880;  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1879 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Athens,  and  ordained  March,  1881, 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Utah.  Upon  graduating  from  the 
Seminary  he  went  at  once  as  a  Home  Missionary  to 
American  Fork,  Utah,  where  he  remained  for  ten  years 
battling  with  the  Mormon  evil.  In  1890  he  was  called 
to  our  Seminary,  and  has  discharged  his  duties  there 


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faithfully  and  efficiently  for  seventeen  years.  He  is  a 
thorough  student  of  the  word  of  God,  is  conversant  with 
Biblical  literature,  a  fine  Hebrew  scholar,  and  is  sys- 
tematic and  painstaking-  in  his  method  of  teaching.  In 
1905  Dr.  Day  was  granted  leave  of  absence  for  one  year, 
and  spent  the  time  in  travel  and  study  in  Europe. 

In  addition  to  his  work  in  the  Seminary  he  has  con- 
ducted and  participated  in  Bible  conferences  in  Cali- 
fornia and  Utah,  and  from  time  to  time  has  written 
articles  for  the  "Presbyterian  and  Reformed  Review," 
"The  Biblical  World,"  "The  Bible  Student,"  "The 
Occident"  and  "The  Pacific  Presbyterian." 


Henry  Collin  Minton,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 


The  chair  of  Systematic  Theology  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Theological  Seminary  has  had  five  incumbents 
during  its  history.  The  third  of  these  was  Dr.  Henry 
C.  Minton,  who  was  elected  to  that  position  December 
2,  1891.  He  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
therein  in  February,  1892,  and  continued  until  he 
resigned,  October  1,  1902,  to  accept  a  call  to  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

Dr.  Minton  was  born  in  Prosperity,  Pa.,  and  educated 
at  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  in  that  State. 
From  it  he  received  B.  A.,  1879;  M.  A.,  1882;  D.  D., 
1892;  and  LL.  D.,  1902.  He  graduated  from  the  West- 
ern Theological  Seminary,  1882;  was  licensed,  1881,  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  Pa.,  and  ordained  June, 
1882,  by  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  was 
Pastor  of  the  First  Church,  Duluth,  Minn.,  1882-83, 
and  Pastor-elect  Second  Church,  Baltimore,  1882-83. 
On  account  of  ill  health  he  came  to  California  in  1884, 
and  was  Pastor  of  the  First  Church,  San  Jose,  Cal., 
1885-91;  Pastor-elect  St.  John's  Church,  San  Fran- 
cisco, 1891-93,  and  Pastor  First  Church,  Trenton,  N.  J. 
1902—. 

In  1888-89  Dr.  Minton  traveled,  making  a  journey 
around  the  world.  He  has  received  his  full  share  of 
the  honors  of  the  Church.  He  was  sent  as  a  delegate 


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to  the  Pan- Presbyterian  Council  in  Glasgow,  Scotland, 
in  1896.  He  was  elected  President  of  Centre  College, 
Ky.,  in  1897,  but  did  not  accept.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  General  Assemblies  of  '86,  '92,  '94,  '97,  '02,  '04  and 
'05;  was  Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly  in  Phila- 
delphia in  1901,  and  by  the  same  Assembly  was  made 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Revision  of  the  Confes- 
sion of  Faith.  He  is  at  present  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Education  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  a  Director 
of  Princeton  Theological  Seminary. 

In  1891  he  was  elected  Stuart  Professor  of  Systematic 
Theology  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary, 
entered  upon  his  duties  in  February  following,  and  con- 
tinued as  such  for  ten  years. 

The  President  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  College 
said  Dr.  Minton  was  one  of  the  best-equipped  men  ever 
graduated  from  that  institution,  and  in  all  positions  held 
by  him  he  has  displayed  eminent  ability. 


Warren  Hall  Landon,  D,  D* 


Among-  the  prominent  friends  and  supporters  of  the 
San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  from  Oregon  is  Dr. 
W.  H.  Landon.  He  was  first  a  friend,  then  a  Director, 
and  for  fifteen  years  has  been  Professor  of  Practical 
Theology.  His  address  is  San  Rafael,  Cal.,  and  the  fol- 
lowing is  his  record:  Born,  Alburg,  Vt.;  University  of 
Vermont,  B.  A.,  1874,  D.  D.,  1887;  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  N.  Y.,  1879;  Licensed,  February,  1879,  Pres- 
bytery of  Champlain;  Ordained,  September,  1880,  Pres- 
bytery of  Lyons;  Stated  Supply,  Palmyra,  New  York, 
1879-80;  Pastor  same,  1880-86;  Pastor  Calvary  Church, 
Portland,  Ore.,  1887-92;  Professor  Practical  Theology, 
San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary,  1892  to  the  pres- 
ent; Director  of  same,  1889-92;  Commissioner  to  the 
General  Assembly,  1884  and  1895. 

Dr.  Landon  has  attended  the  Assembly  on  eight  other 
occasions  on  important  business  for  the  Church.  He 
was  one  of  three  delegates  from  the  Pacific  Coast  to  the 
World's  Presbyterian  Alliance  in  Liverpool,  England,  in 
1904,  where  he  presented  a  paper  on  the  "Union  of  Mis- 
sion Agencies  in  Foreign  Fields."  He  has  published 
the  following  sermons:  "Peace  Through  War,"  "The 
Pursuit  of  Charity"  and  a  series  of  three  sermons  on 
"The  Bethany  Family,"  all  of  which  have  been  highly 
commended.  He  is  an  interesting  and  pleasing  speaker. 


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He  has  twice  visited  Europe,  and  after  his  last  trip 
wrote  and  delivered  a  lecture  on  "A  Yankee  in  Ireland, ' ' 
which  was  quite  popular.  He  served  as  a  Director  of 
the  Seminary  from  the  Synod  of  Oregon  for  several 
years,  and  took  a  deep  interest  in  its  affairs.  When  a 
vacancy  occurred  in  the  Oregon  Professorship  he  was 
unanimously  chosen  to  fill  that  place.  As  a  Professor 
giving  instruction  to  students  and  in  advocating  its 
cause  in  public,  Dr.  Landon  has  done  excellent  service 
for  the  Seminary.  Since  the  death  of  President  Mac- 
intosh he  has  been  Chairman  of  the  Faculty. 


John  Hemphill,  D.  D. 


While  Pastor  of  the  largest  Presbyterian  Church  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  Rev.  John  Hemphill  was  elected  Pro- 
fessor of  Apologetics  and  Pastoral  Theology  in  the  San 
Francisco  Theological  Seminary,  and  for  over  two  years 
discharged  the  duties  of  both  positions  very  efficiently. 
His  record  is  as  follows: 

Born,  County  Deny,  Ireland;  Royal  University,  Ire- 
land, B.  A.,  1865;  Lafayette  College,  Pa.,  D.  D.,  1883; 
Magee  College  Theological  Seminary,  Londonderry, 
Ireland;  Licensed,  1868,  Presbytery  of  Newton,  Ire- 
land; Ordained,  July,  1868,  Presbytery  of  Tyrone; 
Pastor  Union  Road,  Magherafelt,  Ireland,  1868-69; 
Calvary  Church,  San  Francisco,  1869-82;  West  Arch- 
Street  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1882-93;  St.  John's 
Church,  San  Francisco,  1893;  Calvary  Church,  San 
Francisco,  1893 — ,  and  Professor,  San  Francisco  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1880-82.  Dr.  Hemphill  discharged  his 
duties  in  the  Professor's  chair  efficiently,  and  resigned 
when  called  to  the  pastorate  in  Philadelphia.  While  but 
a  young  man  he  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  Calvary 
Church,  and  by  his  able,  earnest  preaching  drew  large 
audiences  and  greatly  strengthened  the  church.  He  has 
served  this  church  for  twenty-seven  years  in  two  pas- 
torates. During  the  last  one  the  church  has  erected 
its  new  house  of  worship,  which  is  one  of  the  largest, 


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finest  and  best  on  the  Pacific  Coast.     Dr.  Hemphill  has 
traveled  extensively. 

He  has  been  a  Commissioner  to  the  General  Assem- 
bly four  times,  and  was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  the 
Pacific  in  1880.  For  the  past  ten  years  he  has  been  a 
Director  of  the  Seminary,  and  is  now  Chairman  of  the 
Seminary  Committee,  which  is  "charged  with  the  actual 
oversight  of  the  inside  work  of  the  institution." 


John  Henry  Ken*,  D,  D* 


The  chair  of  Greek  Exegesis  and  New  Testament 
Literature  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 
was  ably  filled  by  Dr.  John  H.  Kerr  for  seven  years. 
He  is  now  Secretary  of  the  American  Tract  Society,  150 
Nassau  street,  New  York.  He  was  born  at  Mononga- 
hela,  Pa.,  April  7,  1858;  Princeton  University,  B.  A., 
1878;  M.  A.,  1888;  Western  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
D.  D.,  1896;  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  1881;  Post-graduate,  1882;  Licensed,  April  27, 1880, 
by  Presbytery  of  Blairville;  Ordained,  August  15,  1882, 
by  Presbytery  of  Lake  Superior;  Stated  Supply,  Oconto, 
Wis.,  1882-87;  Pastor,  Normal,  111.,  1887-90;  pastor, 
Central  Church,  Rock  Island,  111.,  1890-95;  Professor 
of  Greek  Exegesis  and  New  Testament  Literature, 
San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary,  1895-1902;  Pas- 
tor, Trinity  Church,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  1901-02;  Pub- 
lishing Secretary  American  Tract  Society,  1902-06; 
Secretary  American  Tract  Society,  1906 — ;  Author, 
"An  Introduction  to  the  New  Testament,"  (Fleming 
H.  Revell  Co.:  $1.50)  1892;  "A  Harmony  of  the 
Gospels,"  (American  Tract  Society:  $1.00  net)  1903. 

Dr.  Kerr  discharged  the  duties  of  his  chair  to  the 
entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  During  the  last 
year  he  supported  himself  by  preaching  in  Trinity 


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Church,  San  Francisco,  and  resigned  his  Professorship 
only  because  there  were  no  funds  to  support  it. 

The  two  books  written  by  Dr.  Kerr  are  clear,  concise 
and  scholarly.  Of  his  "Harmony  of  the  Gospels"  an 
eminent  authority  says:  "I  have  used  it  along-  with 
others,  and  have  found  it  the  most  satisfactory.  .  .  . 
The  weight  of  scholarship  is  with  it."  Dr.  Kerr  is  also 
the  General  Editor  of  a  series  of  ten  volumes  by  emi- 
nent authors  on  "The  Teaching's  of  Jesus." 


Hugh  Watts  Gilchrist,  D.  D. 


During  the  early  part  of  the  year  1902  the  Pro- 
fessors of  Systematic  Theology,  Apologetics  and  Greek 
Exegesis  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 
proffered  their  resignations,  and  the  financial  affairs 
of  the  Seminary  were  somewhat  straitened.  On  August 
14th  of  that  year  Rev.  Hugh  W.  Gilchrist  of  Seattle, 
Wash.,  was  elected  Instructor  in  the  Greek  chair,  $1,000 
upon  his  salary  being  pledged  from  the  Synod  of  Wash- 
ington. 

He  was  born  in  Shelby ville,  Ind.;  received  B.  A.  in 
1885  from  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  and  was  honored 
with  D.  D.  while  in  the  Seminary.  He  graduated 
from  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  Ohio,  1888,  and  was 
ordained  December  2,  1888,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Cin- 
cinnati; was  Pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church, 
Cincinnati,  1888-93;  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  1893-96,  and 
Westminster  Church,  Seattle,  Wash.,  1896-1902. 

Dr.  Gilchrist  was  Instructor  in  the  Seminary  from 
1902  until  his  resignation,  April  26,  1905.  He  gave 
good  satisfaction  as  a  teacher  and  took  a  leading  part 
in  developing  a  plan  for  the  students  to  do  missionary 
work  in  San  Francisco.  He  is  now  the  efficient  mana- 
ger of  the  Mount  Hermon  Association  in  the  Santa 
Cruz  Mountains,  Cal.,  established  for  the  purpose  of 
holding  Bible  Institutes  and  Christian  Conferences. 


Charles  Gordon  Paterson,  B.  A* 


The  first  Alumnus  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological 
Seminary  to  take  part  in  directing-  its  affairs  was  elected 
a  Director  in  1890,  just  nineteen  years  after  the  Sem- 
inary was  organized.  Since  then  four  others  have 
been  Directors.  But  it  was  thirty-five  years  before 
an  Alumnus  became  a  member  of  the  Faculty.  This 
was  when  Rev.  Charles  G.  Paterson  was  elected,  in 
1906,  California  Professor  of  Church  History  in  place 
of  the  recently  deceased  Dr.  Alexander.  Mr.  Paterson 
was  born  more  than  two  years  after  Dr.  Alexander 
became  a  Professor  in  the  Seminary;  and  so,  while  Dr. 
Alexander  was  teaching  all  along  these  thirty- five  years, 
Mr.  Paterson  was  growing  up  and  being  educated  to 
take  his  place  when  he  ceased  from  his  labors. 

Mr.  Paterson  was  born  in  Brantford,  Ontario,  March 
16,  1874,  and  so  was  but  thirty-two  years  old  when 
elected  Professor.  His  father  is  a  prominent  man  in 
the  Canadian  Government,  being  Minister  of  Customs 
for  the  Dominion  of  Canada.  Mr.  Paterson  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Toronto,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  A.,  in  1896,  having  taken  the  double -honor  course  of 
Modern  Languages  and  Political  Science.  He  was  one 
of  the  two  representatives  of  the  University  of  Toronto 
who  debated  successfully  against  McGill  University 
during  his  last  year  in  college,  and  the  same  year  he 


98  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

won  the  gold  medal  for  public  speaking.  He  took  two 
years  in  theology  at  Knox  College,  Toronto,  the  first 
in  connection  with  his  last  year  in  college;  came  to 
the  United  States  in  June,  1897,  and  spent  three  months 
in  special  study  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  then 
came  to  San  Anselmo  for  his  third  year  in  theology,  and 
graduated  from  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 
in  April,  1898.  He  served  the  church  at  Springville, 
Utah,  1898;  Holly  Park,  San  Francisco,  1898-1902; 
Sausalito  and  Corte  Madera,  1902-03,  and  is  now  sup- 
plying the  church  recently  organized  in  Berkeley,  Cal. 
He  was  elected  Instructor  in  Church  History  in  the  San 
Francisco  Theological  Seminary  October  6,  1903,  and 
Professor  in  the  same  department  August  14,  1906.  Mr. 
Paterson's  work  in  the  Seminary  has  been  such  as  to 
give  assurance  that  he  will  fill  his  position  with  much 
honor  and  usefulness. 


Edward  Arthur  Wicher,  D.  D. 


Rev.  E.  A.  Wicher,  D.  D.,  has  been  connected  with 
the  Faculty  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 
for  only  two  years,  but  already  he  has  proved  himself 
well  fitted  for  the  place. 

On  June  29,  1905,  he  was  chosen  to  give  instruction 
in  the  department  of  Greek,  and  began  his  duties  at  the 
opening  of  the  Seminary  year.  He  was  elected  Pro- 
fessor of  New  Testament  Interpretation  October  3,  1905, 
and  was  installed  as  such  October  19,  1906,  when  he 
delivered  an  address  upon  "The  Mysticism  of  St. 
Paul." 

Professor  Wicher  was  born  December  14,  1872,  near 
Toronto,  Canada.  His  father  was  a  mininster,  and  died 
when  the  son  was  only  six  years  old.  Left  to  his  own 
resources  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  he  made  his  way 
through  college  and  seminary.  While  in  college  he 
worked  on  a  Toronto  newspaper,  and  in  the  seminary 
course  he  was  a  tutor  of  Greek  in  Knox  College,  Toronto, 
as  assistant  to  Dr.  Caven.  During  his  four  years  in  col- 
lege he  obtained  each  year  First  Class  honors  in  the 
ancient  classics,  and  graduated  with  two  gold  medals, 
one  the  Prince  of  Wales  Medal.  He  received  M.  A.  in 
1896  from  Knox  College,  and  in  1899,  from  the  theolog- 
ical department  of  the  same,  B.  D.,  having  gained  the 
highest  honors  of  his  class  and  the  post-graduate  trav- 


100  BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES 

eling  fellowship.  Park  College  conferred  D.  D.  July, 
1907.  He  spent  the  year  1899-1900  in  post-graduate 
study  of  theology  in  the  University  of  Halle,  Germany. 
He  was  ordained,  1900,  in  Canada;  was  Pastor  of  the 
Claude  Presbyterian  Church,  Toronto,  1900-03,  and  of 
Union  Church,  Kobe,  Japan,  1903-05. 

Since  his  return  to  America  he  has  labored  efficiently 
in  calling-  attention  to  the  needs  of  the  American  com- 
munities in  Asiatic  ports.  As  Professor  of  New  Testa- 
ment Interpretation  in  the  San  Francisco  Theological 
Seminary  he  has  done  thorough  work. 


Thomas  Vcrnon  Moore,  D*  D, 


The  last  addition  to  the  teaching-  force  of  the  Semin- 
ary is  Dr.  T.  V.  Moore,  who  was  elected  Stuart  Pro- 
fessor of  Systematic  Theology  June  12,  1906,  and 
entered  upon  his  duties  in  October  following-. 

Dr.  Moore  was  born  November  26,  1856,  in  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  where  his  father  was  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  graduated  B.  A.  and  valedic- 
torian, Southwestern  University,  Clarksville,  Tenn., 
1876.  Post-graduate  work:  One  year  Vanderbilt  Uni- 
versity, Nashville,  Tenn.,  1876-77;  two  years  in  Edin- 
burgh University,  Scotland,  1877-79;  studied  theology 
two  years  in  Edinburgh  University  and  Free  Church 
College  in  same  city,  1878-80;  and  one  year  in  Prince- 
ton Seminary,  N.  J.,  graduating  therefrom  in  1881; 
one  year  post-graduate  work  in  theology,  University 
of  Berlin,  Germany,  1881-82.  He  took  the  honors  in 
Moral  Philosophy  and  Theology,  Edinburgh  Univer- 
sity, and  first  prize  for  New  Testament  thesis  in  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary. 

He  was  married  August  29,  1882,  in  Edinburgh,  Scot- 
land, to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Wilson;  Licensed,  1883,  by  the 
Presbyterj-  of  Philadelphia  Central;  Ordained,  August, 
1883,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Montana;  Pastor  First  Pres- 
byterian Church,  Helena,  Montana,  1883-98;  Westmins- 
ter Church,  Omaha,  Neb.,  1898-1906;  and  has  been  Pro- 


102  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

fessor  of  Systematic  Theology  in  the  San  Francisco 
Theological  Seminary,  San  Anselmo,  Cal.,  since  1906. 
He  received  D.  D.,  1903,  from  both  Knox  College,  111., 
and  Bellevue  College,  Neb.  Dr.  Moore  has  made  sev- 
eral trips  abroad  for  travel  and  study;  was  a  delegate  to 
the  Pan- Presbyterian  Council,  Glasgow,  Scotland,  1896; 
three  times  Commissioner  to  the  General  Assembly; 
Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Montana,  1895,  and  member 
for  six  years  of  the  General  Assembly's  Evangelistic 
Committee.  He  is  author  of  "History  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  Helena,  Montana,  with  Sketch  of  Early  Pres- 
byterianism  in  the  State,"  "Honoring  God  With  Our 
Substance"  and  "Decision  Day  in  the  Sunday  School." 
Dr.  Moore  has  been  thoroughly  educated  for  his  work, 
and  will  doubtless  prove  himself  a  worthy  successor  of 
the  able  men  who  have  preceded  him  in  this  chair. 


Professor  Charles  Gordon  Buck. 


A  very  important  part  in  the  education  of  ministers  is 
the  training  of  the  voice  for  singing-  and  speaking.  For 
this  work  the  chair  of  ' '  Vocal  Culture  and  Sacred 
Music"  was  established  and  endowed  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Theological  Seminary  April  24,  1890,  and  at  the 
same  time  Mr.  Charles  G.  Buck  of  San  Rafael  was 
elected  "Severin  Instructor"  therein. 

Professor  Buck  was  born  in  1847  in  New  Orleans.  He 
removed  to  New  York,  and  was  there  engaged  in  busi- 
ness for  a  time,  but  kept  up  the  study  of  music  all  the 
while.  In  1878  he  was  called  to  teach  singing  in  Hamp- 
ton Normal  Institute,  Va.  The  following  year  he  went 
to  teach  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  and  remained  there 
until  1888,  when  he  came  to  California.  His  musical 
abilities  attracted  the  attention  of  the  Seminary  Direc- 
tors, and  on  April  24,  1890,  he  was  elected  Instructor 
in  Vocal  Culture  and  Sacred  Music.  In  this  work,  and 
in  conducting  the  music  on  public  occasions,  he  has 
proved  himself  very  efficient. 

Professor  Buck  is  also  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
Mount  Tamalpais  Military  Academy,  San  Rafael,  Cal., 
where  his  talents  are  put  to  good  use. 


HON.  H.  H.  HAIGHT 


Hon.  Henry  Huntley  Haight, 


The  importance  of  theological  education  is  realized 
not  only  by  the  ministry,  but  also  by  thoughtful  men  in 
all  vocations.  This  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  there 
have  been  constantly  upon  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  lawyers,  profes- 
sors, business  men  and  men  of  many  other  callings. 
One  of  the  most  prominent,  able  and  faithful  of  these 
was  the  Honorable  Henry  H.  Haight,  a  leading  lawyer 
of  San  Francisco,  one  of  California's  first  citizens,  and 
a  man  of  national  reputation. 

Governor  Haight  came  of  a  long  line  of  worthy 
English  and  Scotch  ancestors,  some  of  whom  came  to 
America  as  early  as  1628.  He  was  born  May  20,  1825, 
in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  died  in  San  Francisco  Septem- 
ber 2,  1878,  at  the  age  of  fifty-three  years.  He  gradu- 
ated in  1844  from  Yale  College,  and  was  admitted  to 
practice  at  the  Bar  in  1847  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  a 
lawyer,  as  has  been  said,  "by  hereditary  descent,"  as 
the  practice  of  law  had  been  followed  by  his  ancestry 
for  more  than  three  generations.  He  started  for  Cali- 
fornia in  1849  and  reached  San  Francisco  in  January, 
1850.  He  at  once  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession there  and  continued  in  it  until  his  death. 

On  January  24,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
E.  Bissell  of  St.  Louis,  daughter  of  Captain  Lewis 
Bissell  of  the  United  States  Army.  Mr.  Haight  pre- 


106  BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES 

f erred  the  practice  of  law  to  politics,  and  twice  refused 
the  United  States  Senatorship. 

In  St.  Louis  he  edited  a  "Free  Soil"  paper,  but  he 
was  not  willing"  to  sustain  President  Lincoln  in  some  of 
his  administrative  policies,  and  so  he  became  a  Union 
Democrat  during-  the  Civil  War.  In  1867  he  was 
elected  Governor  of  (California  on  the  Democratic  ticket 
and  ably  filled  the  office  for  four  years.  In  the  memo- 
rial adopted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California  after  his 
death  it  is  said,  concerning  the  Governors  of  the  State: 
"Among-  them  all  no  one  stands  higher  than  Henry 
Huntley  Haight."  He  was  a  statesman,  able,  exalted 
and  true,  with  a  keen,  cultured  and  well-stored  mind. 

Governor  Haight  was  a  man  of  profound  religious 
convictions,  and  these  he  clung"  to  in  his  professional 
life.  These  words  were  true  concerning  him: 

Whatever  legal  maze  he  wandered  through, 
He  kept  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount  in  view, 
And  justice  always  into  mercy  grew. 

He  was  for  years  a  Ruling  Elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  taught  a  Bible  class,  and  ever  had  an  abiding- 
faith  in  the  word  of  God.  He  was  a  generous  giver, 
not  only  to  his  own  church,  but  also  to  many  other 
benevolent  enterprises. 

When  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  was 
organized  in  1871  Governor  Haight  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  first  Board  of  Directors,  became  one  of  the 
first  Trustees,  and  was  the  first  Attorney  for  the  Sem- 
inary. In  these  positions  he  remained  as  long  as  he 
lived,  giving  freely  of  his  time,  money,  counsel  and  efforts 
to  its  establishment  and  development.  His  works  are  his 
best  monument.  May  his  example  incite  others  to  like 
devotion  to  the  interests  of  our  Seminary. 


WILUAM   S.  LADD 


William  S,  LadcL 


When  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  was 
established  it  was  under  the  care  of  the  Synod  of  the 
Pacific,  which  then  .  included  the  three  Pacific  Coast 
States.  This  has  since  been  divided  into  the  three 
Synods  of  California,  Oregon  and  Washington,  and 
these  three  now  control  and  support  the  Seminary. 

Among  those  who  took  a  deep  interest  in  this  institu- 
tion and  did  much  to  establish  it  on  a  firm  basis  was 
Mr.  William  Sargent  Ladd  of  Portland,  Ore.  Mr. 
Ladd,  the  eldest  son  of  Dr.  Nathaniel  G.  Ladd,  was 
born  in  Holland,  Vt.,  October  10,  1826,  and  when  about 
four  years  old  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  lived  here  for  twenty  years,  going  to  school 
in  the  winter,  working  on  a  farm,  teaching  and  railroad- 
ing. He  then  determined  to  seek  his  fortune  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  His  desire  was  to  accumulate  $20,000. 
He  reached  Portland  April  8,  1851.  He  worked  out  by 
the  month  for  awhile  and  then  turned  to  trading,  and 
became  a  successful  merchant. 

Before  leaving  his  home  in  Sanbornton  Bridge,  N.  H., 
he  became  engaged  to  Miss  Caroline  Ames  Elliott,  and 
on  October  17,  1854,  he  was  married  to  her  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  union  proved  a  very  happy  one,  and  Mr. 
Ladd  attributed  much  of  his  success  in  life  to  her  help- 
fulness. She  still  lives  in  Portland,  and  for  many  years 


108  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

has  been  at  the  head  of  the  Woman's  Home  Mission 
Society  of  the  State,  where  she  has  done  excellent 
service  for  the  Master. 

Some  years  after  his  marriage  Mr.  Ladd  proposed  to 
his  friend,  Mr.  Charles  E.  Tilton,  that  they  start  a  bank 
in  Portland,  and  in  April,  1859,  the  bank  was  opened  for 
business.  This  was  the  first  bank  established  north  of 
vSan  Francisco.  They  began  business  with  a  capital  of 
$50,000.  Mr.  Tilton  retired  in  1880,  and  in  1889,  a  few 
years  before  Mr.  Ladd's  death,  the  deposits  amounted  to 
about  $4,000,000. 

Mr.  Ladd  also  engaged  in  manufacture,  farming  and 
stock-raising,  and  was  one  of  the  principals  in  establish- 
ing the  Oregon  Railway  and  Navigation  Company,  the 
Portland  Water  Company,  the  Portland  Hotel,  and  in 
inaugurating  many  other  enterprises. 

His  hard  and  unremitting  labors  told  on  his  nervous 
system,  and  in  1876  he  was  paralyzed  so  that  thereafter 
he  was  unable  to  walk.  His  mind,  however,  was  not 
affected  and  he  continued  to  attend  to  his  business, 
while  he  bore  his  affliction  with  Christian  resignation. 
On  June  6,  1893,  he  was  suddenly  called  away  by  death, 
leaving  a  large  circle  of  friends  to  mourn  his  loss  and 
honor  his  memory. 

William  M.  Ladd,  the  eldest  son,  has  succeeded  his 
father  in  the  management  of  his  large  business,  a  posi- 
tion for  which  he  is  admirably  adapted.  He  also  con- 
tinues the  good  work  of  aiding  worthy  men  and  enter- 
prises, and  for  many  years  has  been  a  member  of  the 
teoard  of  Directors  of  our  Seminary. 

The  foregoing  sketch  is  but  a  brief  history  of  a  man 
whose  life  and  work  were  remarkable.  The  principal 
object  in  making  a  record  of  such  a  life  for  the  world 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  109 

is  to  endeavor  to  exhibit  his  spirit,  character  and  noble 
purpose  as  a  guide  and  inspiration  to  others. 

Mr.  Ladd  was  of  good  stock.  Some  of  his  ancestors 
came  from  England  as  early  as  1623,  were  connected 
with  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  were  people  of  substan- 
tial and  worthy  character. 

His  early  life  was  under  conditions  that  tended  to  the 
development  of  industry  and  economy,  of  self-reliance 
and  integrity.  These  characteristics  continued  with  him 
and  influenced  his  whole  life,  so  that  he  was  not  only 
successful  in  business,  but  he  also  exerted  a  wide  and 
powerful  influence  for  good. 

It  was  said  of  him  in  1889  that  "he  was  clearly  recog- 
nized as  the  most  prominent  figure  in  the  Northwestern 
States,  .  .  .  exerting  greater  influence  and  control 
than  any  other  citizen  in  that  section.  .  .  .  He  did 
much  to  elevate  the  tone  of  politics  and  society  and  to 
keep  pure  the  moral  sentiment  of  the  community. 

.  .  .  He  came  to  Oregon  to  Americanize  the 
country,  to  develop  free  and  enlightened  institutions 
and  to  rear  intelligent  and  virtuous  society." 

This  was  a  noble  purpose,  and  he  kept  it  ever  in  view. 
He  assisted  worthy  men,  his  own  city  and  State,  and  the 
whole  Coast.  His  aim  was  not  merely  to  render  aid  to 
the  needy  and  worthy,  but  especially  to  help  them  to 
help  themselves.  Thus  he  aided  in  the  development 
of  character,  and  in  power  to  do  and  succeed  alone. 

He  was  a  friend  to  the  cause  of  education.  He  was  a 
prominent  contributor  to  the  founding  and  sustaining  of 
the  Portland  Library  Association.  He  established  a 
scholarship  in  the  university  at  Salem,  endowed  a  chair 
in  the  mechanical  department  of  the  State  University  at 
Portland,  and  his  generosity  made  possible  the  estab- 


110 

lishment  of  the  Portland  Academy,  which  is  doing  an 
excellent  work  in  the  cause  of  Christian  education. 

He  was  an  earnest  Christian,  attended  faithfully  the 
services  of  the  sanctuary  and  made  the  Bible  his  guide 
in  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Portland,  and  by  his  generosity  and  labors 
helped  it  to  secure  its  fine  house  of  worship  and  exert 
the  wide  and  good  influence  it  long  has  had.  He  con- 
tended that  material  benefits  as  well  as  religious  were 
derived  from  the  support  of  churches,  and  backed  up 
his  argument  by  tithing  his  large  income  for  that  pur- 
pose. He  not  only  supported  generously  his  own 
church,  but  contributed  liberally  to  the  cause  of  mis- 
sions, and  it  was  his  rule  to  assist  in  the  building  of 
every  new  church  of  all  denominations  in  all  the  great 
Northwest. 

In  1886  Mr.  Ladd  came  to  the  assistance  of  the  San 
Francisco  Theological  Seminary.  The  Presbyterians 
of  the  Coast  had  undertaken  to  raise  an  endowment  of 
$50,000,  but  were  not  meeting  with  much  success. 
Mr.  Ladd  proposed  to  endow  the  chair  of  Practical 
Theology  with  $50,000,  on  condition  that  the  Synod  of 
California  should  raise. a  like  amount  and  that  the 
Synod  of  the  Columbia  should  have  six  members  on 
the  Board  of  Directors. 

Under  this  stimulus  the  project  succeded,  and  thus 
the  Seminary  secured  an  endowment  of  $100,000  and 
the  deeper  interest  and  surer  patronage  for  the  future 
of  the  broad  field  of  the  great  Northwest.  For  this 
especially  will  the  name  of  William  S.  Ladd  be  ever 
held  in  high  esteem  and  honor  by  all  of  its  friends, 
while  his  noble  life  will  continue  to  be  an  inspiration 
to  others  in  the  honorable  accumulation  of  wealth  and 
influence,  and  in  their  wise  use  for  the  welfare  of  their 
fellow  men  and  the  honor  of  our  Divine  Lord  and  Master. 


HON.  NATHANIEIy  GRAY 


Hon,  Nathaniel  Gray. 


One  of  the  great  needs  of  an  institution  of  learning  is 
to  have  in  its  directorate  competent  business  men .  This 
is  necessary  for  the  purpose  of  providing-  means  for  its 
sustenance  and  the  proper  conduct  of  its  business  affairs. 
The  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  has  had  many 
such  men,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent,  generous  and 
competent  of  them  all  was  Mr.  Nathaniel  Gray. 

He  was  a  New  Englander,  and  was  born  July  20,  1808, 
in  Massachusetts,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Oakland,  Cal., 
April  24,  1889,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of  his  age. 

He  married  Miss  Emeline  A.  Hubbard  December  29, 
1832.  She  died  January  20,  1887,  and  so  they  had  lived 
together  in  the  married  life  for  more  than  fifty-four 
years. 

Mr.  Gray  was  a  mechanic  in  early  life,  but  he  engaged 
in  missionary  work  in  New  York  City  when  thirty  years 
of  age  and  continued  it  for  over  twelve  years.  Mrs. 
Gray  also  had  an  earnest  missionary  spirit.  She  aided 
in  founding  the  first  school  for  Chinese  girls  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  gave  generously  of  her  time  and  money  for 
the  cause  of  missions. 

Mr.  Gray  came  to  California  in  1850  and  devoted 
himself  to  the  business  of  an  undertaker  until  the 
close  of  his  life.  He  did  not  aspire  to  political 
honors,  but  was  elected  Coronor  for  the  city  of  San 


112  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

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Francisco  in  1852,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Legis- 
lature in  1863. 

His  name  will  ever  be  prominently  associated  with 
works  of  philanthropy,  religion  and  education.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  President  of  the  "Old  People's 
Home"  and  the  "San  Francisco  Benevolent  Society," 
Trustee  in  the  ' '  California  Bible  Society ' '  and  the 
"Young  Men's  Christian  Association,"  and  Director 
in  the  "San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary." 

He  was  long  Ruling  Elder  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  San  Francisco  and  a  liberal  contributor  to 
its  support,  to  other  churches  and  to  the  cause  of 
missions  and  general  benevolence. 

He  was  a  friend  of  education.  He  established  a 
scholarship  for  young  ladies  in  Mills  College,  near 
Oakland,  and  gave  $10,000  to  erect  the  beautiful  Hall 
of  Science  in  that  institution  that  bears  his  name. 

Mr.  Gray  was  elected  a  Director  of  the  San  Francisco 
Theological  Seminary  in  October,  1879,  and  served  in 
that  capacity  for  ten  years.  He  was  also  for  a  time  a 
Trustee  and  Vice-President  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 
He  served  the  Seminary  faithfully,  not  only  with  his 
time,  counsel  and  labor,  but  also  with  his  money.  He 
gave  unsolicited  the  first  $5,000  for  endowment  in  Cali- 
fornia. He  donated  two  lots  on  California  street  in  San 
Francisco,  February  4,  1889,  as  a  site  for  the  Seminary. 
These  were  worth  at  least  $20,000,  and  during  his  last 
sickness  he  was  planning  how  $60,000  might  be  raised 
to  erect  suitable  Seminary  buildings  on  them.  But  he 
was  not  permitted  to  carry  out  his  plans,  for  on  the  24th 
of  April  following  he  departed  this  life.  Mr.  Gray  was 
a  man  of  fine  physique  and  strong  mind  and  retained 
his  powers  wonderfully  at  the  age  of  four-score.  He 


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was  a  man  of  true  piety,  kind  heart  and  generous 
impulses,  and  won  a  host  of  friends  who  will  long  hold 
him  in  loving  remembrance.  He  was  succeeded  in  his 
office  of  Director  by  his  son,  George  D.  Gray,  a  promi- 
nent business  man  of  San  Francisco.  He  has  filled  the 
office  well  for  eighteen  years,  during  much  of  which 
time  he  has  also  served  as  Trustee. 


ALEXANDER    MONTGOMERY. 


Alexander  Montgomery* 


When  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  was 
established  it  had  neither  money,  houses  nor  lands. 
Under  the  leadership  of  able  and  earnest  men,  how- 
ever, it  made  good  progress.  As  it  developed  the  need 
for  better  equipment  became  more  and  more  manifest. 
Ours  is  a  time  of  great  undertakings,  not  only  in  the 
business  world,  but  also  in  educational.  To  keep  up 
with  the  times  institutions  of  learning  need  large  sums 
of  money  for  building's,  equipment  and  endowment. 
This  was  true  of  our  Seminary,  and  in  due  time  a  man 
was  found  who  was  both  able  and  ready  to  give  grener- 
ous  assistance.  This -man  was  Mr.  Alexander  Mont- 
gomery, a  capitalist  of  San  Francisco,  whose  home  was 
in  Oakland. 

He  was  born  in  the  North  of  Ireland,  but  had  lived 
in  America  for  many  years;  was  a  pioneer  in  California 
and  had  amassed  here  a  large  fortune.  By  birth  and 
training  he  was  a  Presbyterian. 

Through  Dr.  Robert  Mackenzie  Mr.  Montgomery 
became  interested  in  the  Seminary  and  determined  to 
assist  it.  The  more  he  learned  about  it  and  the  more 
he  did  for  it,  the  more  he  wanted  to  do.  He  first  decided 
to  give  $50,000,  but  his  interest  so  grew  that  when  the 
time  came  to  make  the  donation  he  increased  it  500  per 
cent,  and  presented  his  check  for  $250,000  December  3, 


116  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

1889.  He  subsequently  enlarged  his  donations,  and  also 
left  a  residuary  bequest  which  he  believed  would  provide 
for  all  the  wants  of  the  Seminary  for  years  to  come. 
But  there  came  such  a  depression  in  values  of  real  estate 
soon  after  this  that  the  amount  realized  from  the  bequest 
was  much  less  than  had  been  anticipated;  but  with  his 
generous  donations  and  $50,000  from  other  donors,  there 
were  erected  on  the  Seminary  grounds  all  the  buildings 
that  are  there,  consisting  of  Montgomery  Hall,  Scott 
Library  Hall,  Montgomery  Memorial  Chapel  and  the 
four  residences  for  the  professors.  In  addition  to  this, 
two  chairs  in  the  Seminary  were  endowed,  a  large  sum 
was  set  apart  for  the  general  expenses  of  the  Seminary, 
and  $10,000  as  a  permanent  repair  fund  for  the  chapel. 
These  gifts  place  Mr.  Montgomery  among  the  most 
generous  supporters  of  theological  education  in  America. 
He  died  November  4,  1893,  and  his  remains  were  laid  to 
rest  in  the  crypt  of  the  beautiful  memorial  chapel .  These 
fine  buildings,  located  in  one  of  the  most  lovely  spots  in 
California,  will  doubtless  long  remain  as  a  fitting  monu- 
ment to  his  memory. 


NOTE. — The  author  regrets  that  there  were  not  data  obtainable 
to  enable  him  to  give  a  more  extended  sketch  of  the  life  of  Mr. 
Montgomery,  who  was  the  largest  donor  to  our  Seminary. 


Arthur  W.  Foster. 


As  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  devel- 
oped it  outgrew  its  home  on  Haight  street,  and  a  new 
site  became  a  necessity,  At  such  a  time  a  stanch  friend 
was  raised  up  for  it  in  Mr.  Arthur  W.  Foster  of  San 
Rafael. 

Mr.  Foster  had  married  Miss  Louise  Scott,  a  daughter 
of  Dr.  Scott,  and  was  familiar  with  the  work  and  needs 
of  the  Seminary.  He  was  a  capitalist  of  San  Fran- 
cisco and  President  of  the  San  Francisco  and  North 
Pacific  Coast  Railroad  Company,  and  later  became  a 
Regent  of  the  University  of  California.  He  was,  there- 
fore, able  to  assist  the  Seminary  with  his  influence  and 
money,  and  was  disposed  to  do  so.  Accordingly,  on 
April  4,  1890,  he  deeded  to  the  Seminary  fourteen  acres 
of  ground  at  San  Anselmo  as  a  new  site  for  the  Sem- 
inary, on  condition  that  not  less  than  $25,000  be  raised 
to  erect  buildings  thereon.  His  generosity  moved 
Mr.  Alexander  Montgomery  to  make  liberal  contribu- 
tions, as  already  stated,  and  the  result  is  that  we  now 
have  a  Seminary  equipped  with  large  and  fine  build- 
ings in  one  of  the  most  beautiful,  pleasant  and  healthful 
locations  in  California. 

Mr.  Foster  was  largely  instrumental  in  persuading 
Mr.  Montgomery  to  have  erected  as  his  monument  the 
Memorial  Chapel,  and  was  one  of  the  trustees  in  direct- 


118  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

ing  the  erection  of  that  beautiful  building.  He  also 
for  some  time  contributed  $600  per  year  on  the  salary 
of  Professor  Paterson.  He  was  elected  a  Director  of 
the  Seminary  April  24,  1890,  and  continued  as  such  for 
several  years.  Although  of  late  he  has  declined  official 
connection  with  the  institution,  on  account  of  the  pres- 
sure of  his  business,  yet  it  ever  has  his  continued 
interest  and  generous  support. 


J*  D,  Thompson* 


When  a  great  educational  institution  has  obtained  a 
good  site,  erected  suitable  buildings  thereon,  secured  a 
competent  Faculty  and  endowments  for  their  support, 
another  matter  essential  to  its  welfare  is  money  to  meet 
its  general  expenses  for  taxes,  insurance,  repairs  and 
business  management.  The  San  Francisco  Theological 
Seminary  had  long  been  in  straits  in  this  particular, 
when  a  generous  friend  was  raised  up  for  it  in  the  per- 
son of  Mr.  J.  D.  Thompson  of  San  Francisco. 

He  became  interested  in  the  Seminary,  and  on  April 
24,  1890,  he  gave  money  to  found  the  Davenport  schol- 
arship therein.  Some  time  after  this  he  made  a  bequest 
of  valuable  property  on  California  street,  San  Francisco, 
to  this  institution.  This  property  was  sold  to  good 
advantage  in  March,  1904,  through  the  wise  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Charles  A.  Laton,  Business  Manager  of 
the  Seminary,  and  the  net  proceeds  to  the  Seminary 
were  $145,761. 

This  was  a  very  valuable  donation  to  the  general 
fund,  and  came  in  an  opportune  time,  when,  with  the 
growth  of  the  Seminary,  the  general  expenses  were 
greatly  increased.  The  sincere  gratitude  of  all  inter- 
ested in  this  institution  is  due  to  this  generous  friend  of 
Christian  education. 


John  H,  Converse* 


Mr.  John  H.  Converse  is  a  resident  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  is  not  only  a  man  of  prominence  in  business 
and  church  circles  in  that  city,  but  is  also  a  man  of 
national  reputation.  As  President  of  the  Baldwin  Lo- 
comotive Works  he  is  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  largest 
businesses  of  the  country.  He  is  also  a  Ruling-  Elder 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  is  active  in  all  Christian 
enterprises  in  the  "City  of  Brotherly  Love,"  and  the 
originator  of,  and  leader  in,  the  great  evangelistic  move- 
ment carried  on  by  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the 
United  States  for  several  years  past.  His  interest  has 
been  enlisted  in  the  works  of  the  San  Francisco  Theo- 
logical Seminary  of  late  years  in  a  substantial  way. 

On  April  27,  1904,  the  Directors  of  the  Seminary 
received  his  check  for  $1,000  as  a  foundation  for  a 
"Library  Endowment  Fund,"  and  after  the  great  disas- 
ter in  San  Francisco  he  gave  $10,000  to  supplement  the 
endowment  of  the  chair  of  Systematic  Theology. 


Hon,  J.  D,  Thornton. 


Among  those  chosen  in  the  early  years  of  our  Sem- 
inary to  help  conduct  its  affairs  was  Judge  J.  D.  Thorn- 
ton, a  prominent  lawyer  of  San  Francisco.  He  was  a 
Kentuckian  by  birth  and  education,  who  came  to  Cali- 
fornia many  years  ago;  and,  amidst  all  the  rush  of  this 
Western  metropolis,  he  retained  the  calm,  courteous, 
dignified  deportment  of  a  Gentleman  of  the  Old  School. 
He  was  a  Ruling  Elder  in  Dr.  Scott's  church,  and 
naturally  would  be  conversant  with,  and  interested  in, 
the  affairs  of  the  Seminary.  In  October,  1878,  he  was 
elected  a  Director  and  Trustee,  and  continued  as  such 
for  twenty  years.  He  was  also  the  Attorney  for  the 
Seminary  from  1879  on  for  many  years,  and  was  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Trustees  from  1885  to  1897.  In 
this  three-fold  office  he  rendered  efficient  services  for 
the  Seminary. 

On  account  of  his  increasing  age  and  infirmities  he 
offered  his  resignation  April  27,  1898.  This  was  accepted 
by  the  Board  of  Directors  October  14,  1898,  with  much 
regret,  and  with  expressions  of  high  regard,  in  which 
they  said:  "That  we  bear  testimony  to  his  fidelity  and 
efficiency  as  a  Director,  and  that  his  wisdom  and  experi- 
ence as  a  counsellor  have  been  invaluable."  He  died 
a  few  years  since,  and  his  memory  is  held  in  high 
esteem  and  honor  by  his  many  friends. 


Clement  E.  Babb,  D.  D. 


Readers  of  Presbyterian  papers  during"  the  last  two- 
score  years  have  generally  been  familiar  with  the  com- 
munications of  "C.  E.  B."  and  "Senex  Smith."  These 
were  the  writings  of  Dr.  C.  E.  Babb,  who  was  born  in 
Pittston,  Pa.,  August  19,  1821,  lived  for  many  years  in 
Ohio,  and  spent  his  later  life  near  San  Jose,  Cal. 

He  graduated  from  Dickinson  College,  Pa.,  1840,  and 
received  D.  D.  from  Marietta  Colleg-e,  O.,  1868.  He 
was  a  student  in  Union  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  1846-47,  and 
in  Lane  Seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  1847-48;  Licensed, 
1848,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  Ordained 
in  the  same  year  by  the  Presbytery  of  Indianapolis. 
He  preached  in  the  Second  Church,  Indianapolis, 
1848-53;  Colleg-e  Hill,  Ohio,  1859—,  and  San  Jose, 
Cal.,  1881-82. 

He  was  editor  of,  and  contributor  to,  the  "Christian 
Herald"  and  "The  Herald  and  Presbyter,"  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  from  1853  till  his  death,  and  editor  of  "The 
Occident,"  San  Francisco,  1875-80.  Dr.  Babb  was  a 
competent  editor,  but  was  best  known  as  a  contributor 
to  the  relig-ious  press.  '  He  was  a  keen  observer  and 
had  the  faculty  of  taking  the  common  things  of  life 
and  teaching  lessons  from  them  in  an  interesting  and 
instructive  manner.  Two  volumes  of  these  communi- 
cations have  been  published  under  the  titles  "C.  E.  B." 


126  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

and  "Senex  Smith."  He  was  a  lawyer  for  three  years, 
and  served  as  Chaplain  of  the  Twenty-second  Ohio 
Infantry  in  1861-62.  He  was  a  Director  in  the  Sem- 
inary 1879-93;  President  of  the  Board,  1890-93,  and 
took  a  deep  interest  in  its  welfare.  He  died  at  his 
home  near  San  Jose,  Cal.,  January  7,  1906,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  almost  four-score  and  four  years. 


These  brief  biographical  sketches  of  the  founders  and 
principal  supporters  of  the  San  Francisco  Theological 
Seminary  give  some  conception  of  the  character  of  the 
men  who  originated  this  institution  and  who  have  car- 
ried it  fonvard  in  the  face  of  many  adverse  circum- 
stances to  its  present  prominent  position.  These  also, 
in  connection  with  the  history  preceding  them,  show 
something  of  the  noble  purpose  for  which  this  School  of 
the  Prophets  was  founded,  the  excellent  work  already 
accomplished,  the  wide  influence  now  being  exerted, 
and  the  encouraging  prospects  for  the  future.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  usual  work  of  theological  schools,  the  San 
Francisco  Theological  Seminary  has  in  later  years  made 
a  specialty  of  the  study  of  the  English  Bible  and  of 
"  Evangelistic  Theology,  Preaching  and  Methods." 
Considering  all  these  things,  it  may  indeed  be  truly 
said  that  in  location,  buildings,  equipment,  Faculty, 
advanced  methods  and  directorate,  it  stands  the  peer  of 
all  other  similar  institutions.  .And  it  is  an  institution 
peculiarly  adapted  for  the  theological  education  and 
training  of  young  men  who  desire  to  preach  the  gospel 
upon  the  Pacific  Coast  or  in  the  regions  beyond.  Rev. 
J.  Wilbur  Chapman,  D.  D.,  is  well  known  as  one  of  the 
most  successful  pastors  and  evangelists  in  the  United 


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States,  and  is  the  Corresponding-  Secretary  of  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly's  Committee  on  Evangelistic  Work.  After 
visiting  our  Seminary  and  participating  in  the  Evangel- 
istic Conference  there  in  1903,  he  gave  this  unsought 
testimony  concerning  it:  "Indeed,  so  far  as  I  can  see, 
San  Anselmo  is  an  ideal  seminary.  It  is  such  an  insti- 
tution as  many  in  the  Church  have  been  praying  for  for 
a  long  time.  Without  in  the  least  lowering  its  scholar- 
ship, it  is  becoming  a  great  center  for  evangelistic  and 
missionary  effort;  quite  a  number  of  the  students  with 
whom  I  conversed  assured  me  that  they  were  receiving- 
the  greatest  possible  help  in  every  way  from  their 
instructors,  and  that  they  expected  to  go  forth  preach- 
ers of  the  Gospel  and  winners  of  souls,  all  because  of 
what  they  have  received  in  this  School  of  the  Prophets. 
With  all  my  heart  I  thank  God  for  San  Anselmo." 

May  all  its  friends  continue  to  labor,  give,  and  pray 
for  its  future  prosperity  as  faithfully  as  did  the  fathers 
who  have  gxme  before. 


HISTORY 

OF    THE 

ALUMNI  AND   STUDENTS 

OF    THE 

San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 

OF    THE 

ALUMNI    AND    STUDENTS 


QUARTER-CENTENNIAL   CELEBRATION 

OF  THE   ORGANIZATION   OF  THE 

ALUMNI    ASSOCIATION 


"  By  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them." 

"As  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand." 

"  Ye  shall  receive  power,  when  the  Holy  Spirit  is  come  upon 
you:  and  ye  shall  be  my  witnesses  .  .  .  unto  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  earth." 

"  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  the  whole 
creation." 

"  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be  saved." 

"  L,o,  I  am  with  you  always,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world." 

— Jesus  Christ. 


"Take  heed  to  thyself  and  to  thy  teaching.  Continue  in  these 
things;  for  in  doing  this  thou  shalt  save  both  thyself  and  them 
that  hear  thee." 

"That  the  man  of  God  may  be  complete,  furnished  com- 
pletely unto  every  good  work." 

— Paul. 


"  Give  tongues  of  fire  and  hearts  of  love 

To  preach  the  reconciling  word, 
Give  power  and  unction  from  above, 

Where'er  the  joyful  sound  is  heard." 

— Montgomery. 


The  Alumni  and  Students. 


We  have  learned  from  the  foregoing"  history  and  bio- 
graphical sketches  of  the  origin  of  the  San  Francisco 
Theological  Seminary,  its  beautiful  situation  and  its 
magnificent  buildings;  of  the  faith  and  hope,  the  labors, 
gifts  and  prayers  of  those  who  have  carried  forward  this 
noble  enterprise  during  the  years  of  more  than  a  genera- 
tion of  men;  and  of  the  present  splendid  equipment  of 
men  and  means  to  continue  the  work  for  which  this 
institution  was  established. 

The  question  will  arise  in  the  minds  of  many,  especially 
of  those  who  talk  much  about  practical  work,  Are  the 
results  such  as  to  justify  all  this  expense  and  labor  and 
thought  ? 

This  is  a  reasonable  question,  for  Jesus  Himself  said: 
"By  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  .  .  .  Every 
good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit." 

The  products  of  an  educational  institution  are  princi- 
pally its  alumni  and  students.  The  character,  deport- 
ment, work  and  influence  of  these  will  determine,  in  the 
long  run,  whether  the  work  of  such  an  institution  is  what 
it  should  be  or  not. 

By  these  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  will 
be  judged.  In  speaking  of  its  work  people  will  ask  con- 
cerning its  Alumni:  "What  kind  of  MEN  are  they? 
What  kind  of  PREACHERS  have  they  been  ?  What  INFLU- 


132  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

ENCE  have  they  exerted  ?  Have  they  been  WINNERS  OF 
SOULS  ? ' ' 

And  so,  in  order  to  aid  their  Alma  Mater,  to  help 
one  another  to  be  better  Christians  and  render  more 
efficient  service  for  the  Church  of  Christ,  these  students 
banded  themselves  tog-ether  in  an  Alumni  Association 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago.  They  have 
recently  celebrated  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  that 
organization,  and  have  appointed  some  of  their  number 
to  gather  up  and  publish  their  history  in  brief.  This 
they  have  done  that  each  might  know  how  his  brothers 
have  worked  and  prospered  in  the  Master's  service.  It 
has  fallen  to  the  lot  of  the  present  writer  to  put  this 
history  into  shape.  This  work  has  been  done  in  the 
midst  of  the  duties  of  a  busy  pastorate,  and  in  many 
cases  from  very  incomplete  data. 

An  effort  was  made  to  obtain  information  concerning 
the  work  of  the  Alumni  and  its  results  with  respect  to 
baptisms,  marriages,  sermons  preached,  Sabbath-schools 
and  churches  organized,  houses  of  worship  built  and 
their  value,  persons  received  into  the  church  by  letter  and 
on  examination,  etc.;  but  so  many  gave  no  statistics  of 
this  kind  that  it  was  found  best  not  to  undertake  to  tabu- 
late results  in  this  line.  The  aim,  therefore,  has  been 
to  give  the  name  and  something  of  the  history  of  every 
student  who  has  attended  the  Seminary,  but  some  few 
may  have  been  omitted.  The  list  of  the  Alumni  is 
believed  to  be  complete.  From  this  brief  record  some 
idea  may  be  formed  of  the  extent  and  influence  of  their 
labors,  and  consequently  of  the  value  of  the  work  done 
by  the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  OF  THE 

ALUMNI  AND  STUDENTS 

(1871—1907) 

CLASS  OF  1873. 

ANTHONY,  Charles  W.,  Santa  Cruz,  Cal.— Born, 
Union  Springs,  N.  Y.,  1843  5  College  of  California 
(merged  into  U.  C),  B.  A.,  1870;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1873,  being  the  first  student  to  receive  the  Seminary 
diploma ;  Lie.  1873,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord.  1873, 
Pby.  of  San  Jose ;  S.  S.  Livermore  and  Pleasanton, 
Cal.,  1873-79;  Spring  Valley,  111.,  1 880-8 1 ;  Kewanee, 
111.,  1881-83;  Pastor  Duluth,  111.,  1883-86;  S.  S.  Frank- 
lin Grove  and  Ashton,  111.,  1886-87;  Kings,  111.,  1900; 
Organized  Church  and  Sabbath  School  at  Pleasanton, 
Cal.;  Built  Churches  there  and  at  Livermore,  Cal., 
$3,000  each;  Franklin  Grove,  111.,  $4,500.  Has  been  a 
Home  Missionary  during  all  his  ministry. 

ALEXANDER,  David  Newton,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
— Brother  of  Dr.  William  Alexander,  was  in  the  Sem- 
inary in  1872-3.  Did  not  graduate,  and  has  since  been 
engaged  in  business. 

LEES,  Andrew — Was  among  the  early  students. 
Went  to  an  Eastern  Seminary,  was  ordained  and  la- 
bored some  time  near  Philadelphia.  Last  known  ad- 
dress, London,  England. 


134  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

WOODS,  James  L.,  Lakeport,  Cal.— Born,  Madi- 
son, Florida,  1846;  came  to  California  in  1849  with  his 
father,  Rev.  James  Woods,  a  pioneer  missionary ;  edu- 
cated in  Alexander  Academy,  Healdsburg,  Cal. ;  ad- 
mitted to  Supreme  Court,  Arkansas,  1868;  same  in 
California,  1869,  with  right  to  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States.  He  was  the  first  enrolled  student  in 
the  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  and  studied 
there  during  1871-72,  but  did  not  graduate.  Lie.  1872 
by  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord.  1873  by  same ;  S.  S. 
Danville,  Cal.,  1872 ;  Lakeport  and  Kelseyville,  1873- 
78;  Dixon  and  Tremont,  1879-80;  Eureka,  Nev.,  1883- 
85;  Carson  City,  1885-90;  Redding,  Cal.,  1890;  Sanger, 
1890-95 ;  Mendocino  City,  1896-99 ;  Delegate  to  Na- 
tional Society  of  Charities  and  Corrections,  1885  and 
1886;  Chaplain  Senate  and  Assembly  of  Nevada  Legis- 
lature 1887  and  1889;  Elected  member  of  the  Ameri- 
can Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science  1890; 
Commissioner  to  the  General  Assembly  1892 ;  Organ- 
ized Church  at  Lakeport,  and  three  Sabbath  Schools ; 
Built  two  churches,  $2,800  and  $1,450;  Retired  from 
ministry  on  account  of  ill  health  1899,  and  has  since 
resided  in  Lakeport,  Cal. 


CLASS   OF   1874. 

DRUM,  James  L.,  Berkeley,  Cal. — Born,  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  1848;  He  entered  the  Seminary  at  its  opening  in 
1871  and  remained  continuously  until  graduation  in 
1874,  being  the  first  student  to  complete  the  full  course 
of  study ;  Lie.  1874,  Pby.  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  Ord. 
1874,  Pby.  of  Benicia;  S.  S.  Bolinas,  Cal.,  1873-76;  Gil- 
roy,  Cal.,  1876-79;  and  Mendocino  City,  Cal.,  1882-85; 


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Demitted  the  ministry  1890,  and  since  then  has  been  a 
civil  engineer. 


CLASS   OF   1875. 

CURRY,  James,  Oakland,  Cal. — Born  near  Marys- 
ville,  Ohio,  1842 ;  Veteran  of  the  Civil  War ;  Professor 
Vermillion  Institute,  Ohio,  1872-3 ;  University  oi 
Wooster,  O.,  B.  A.,  1872,  M.  A.,  1875,  D.  D.,  1895 ;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1875 '  Lie.  1874,  Pby.  San  Francisco ;  Ord. 
1876  by  the  same ;  Pastor  San  Pablo  and  West  Berke- 
ley, Cal.,  1875-83;  Placerville,  Cal.,  1883-91;  Emman- 
uel Church,  Oakland,  Cal.,  1891-1901  ;  Supplied  Hay- 
wards,  Cal.,  one  year  during  absence  of  pastor;  Pastor 
Vacaville,  Cal.,  1902-7;  Published  addresses,  Alumni 
Historical,  1881  ;  Sermon  as  retiring  Moderator  of  the 
Synod,  1888;  Histories  of  Placerville  and  Oakland 
Emmanuel  Churches ;  Organized  Churches  at  San 
Pablo,  West  Berkeley,  and  Point  Richmond,  Cal.,  and 
five  Sabbath  Schools ;  Moderator  Synod  of  the  Pacific, 
1887;  First  President  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem. ;  Director  of  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1890 — ; 
Secretary  same,  1898 — ;  President  Board  of  Directors, 
1896  (first  Alumnus  to  hold  that  office)  ;  Originator 
and  President  of  the  ''Presbyterian  Historical  Society 
of  California,"  Oct.  20,  1900 — ;  Elected  delegate  to 
World's  Presbyterian  Alliance,  Liverpool,  England, 
1904,  but  did  not  attend  on  account  of  an  accident ; 
Built  Churches,  West  Berkeley,  $3,000,  Oakland, 
$10,000;  Delivered  the  "Historical  Address"  at  cele- 
bration of  the  Quarter  Centennial  Anniversary  of  the 
Alumni  Association,  1904;  Author  "History  of  the  San 


136  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Francisco  Theological  Seminary  and  its  Alumni  and 
Students." 

KIEME,  H.  Gustav — Native  of  Germany.  Gradu- 
ated 1875 ;  Preached  for  some  months ;  Returned  to 
Germany  and  quit  the  ministry. 

NON-GRADUATES  1875. 

CRAWFORD,  John  N.,  San  Jose,  Cal.— Born,  Green 
County,  Tenn.,  1848;  Hampden  and  Sidney  College, 
Va. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sern.,  1873-74;  Lie.  1874,  Pacific  Pby., 
Cumberland  Presb.  Ch. ;  Ord.  1875  by  the  same ;  Served 
Denverton,  Cal.,  1874-83;  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  1883; 
Disabled,  1884;  Denverton,  1885-89;  Lower  Lake, 
1889-91  ;  Newman,  1891-93;  Lower  Lake,  1893-99;  San 
Jose,  1899-07;  Built  and  rebuilt  seven  Churches.  After 
the  earthquake  of  Apr.  18,  1906,  when  the  First  Presb. 
Church  of  San  Jose  was  destroyed,  the  Cumberland 
and  First  Presbyterian  Churches  were  consolidated 
under  the  name  of  the  latter,  while  they  worshiped 
temporarily  in  the  former's  house  of  worship. 

SMITH,  James  A.,  M.  D. — Studied  in  class  of  1875, 
but  did  not  graduate.  Return  to  his  old  home  in  the 
South.  Address  not  known. 

TALLMADGE,  W.  H.— In  class  of  1875,  but  on 
account  of  poor  health  did  not  graduate ;  Preached  in 
Elk  Grove  and  Woodbridge,  Cal.,  1875-79 ;  Died  at  Elk 
Grove,  Cal.,  Feb.  24,  1880,  aged  34  years. 

CLASS  OF  1876. 

MERRILL,  John  A.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. — Born, 
Beloit,  Wis.,  1849;  Beloit  Col.  B.  A.,  1872,  M.  A., 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  137 

1876;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1876;  Lie.  1875,  Pby.  of  San 
Francisco ;  Ord.  1876  by  the  same ;  Pastor  Olivet  and 
Memorial  Churches,  S.  F.,  1876-81 ;  also  Prescott, 
Ariz.,  and  El  Paso,  Texas ;  S.  S.  Riverside  and  Eta- 
wanda,  Cal. ;  Organized  Churches  in  Prescott  and  El 
Paso,  and  built  houses  of  worship  there,  one  costing 
$7,000 ;  Veteran  of  the  Civil  War ;  Editor  of  "The  Occi- 
dent" for  several  years ;  On  account  of  nervous  pros- 
tration gave  up  preaching  in  1887,  and  since  then  has 
been  engaged  in  business ;  Studied  a  year  in  Berlin, 
Ger.,  and  preached  in  American  Chapel  in  that  city. 

MITCHELL,  J.  Anthony,  Bend,  Ore.— Born, 
Belleville,  111.,  1846;  Student  in  University  of  Chicago; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1876;  Lie.  1872,  Pby.  of 
Chicago;  Ord.  1876,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Preached 
at  Los  Alamos,  Cal.,  eight  years;  Skyland,  Wrights, 
Los  Olivos,  and  various  other  churches  in  Cal.,  Ore., 
and  Nev. ;  Organized  two  Churches  and  eleven  Sab- 
bath Schools;  Built  three  Churches  valued  at  $9,200; 
Alumni  orator,  1896;  Traveled  in  Europe  and  lectured 
on  "The  Catacombs  in  Rome."  He  has  been  a  hard 
working  Home  Missionary,  always  on  the  firing  line. 


NON-GRADUATE  1876. 
BUTTERFIELD,  S.  H.— Address  not  known. 

CLASS  OF  1877. 

CROCO,  Alfred  H.,  Brawley,  Cal.— Born,  Holmes- 
ville,  O.,  1847;  Princeton  University,  1874,  A.  B. ;  S.  F. 


138 

Theo.  Sem.,  1877;  Lie.  1877,  Pby.  of  San 
Francisco;  Ord.  1877,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  S.  S.  Davis- 
ville,  Cal.,  1877-81  ;  Sacramento,  Fremont  Park  Church, 
i88i-83;Sonora,  Cal.,  1883-1 904  ;Brawley,  Cal.,  1904 — ; 
Author,  "Vicennial  Record,"  a  history  of  the  students 
of  S.  F.  T.  Seminary  during  the  first  twenty  years  of 
its  existence,  a  very  interesting  and  instructive  work ; 
President  Alumni  Association ;  Alumni  orator,  1883 ; 
one  of  the  three  originators  of  the  Association  and  its 
first  vice-president.  He  is  an  earnest,  self-denying 
Home  Missionary,  and  a  daily  student  of  the  Bible  in 
Hebrew  and  Greek. 

ROBINSON,  Francis  H,,  Berkeley,  Cal.— Born, 
Vermont,  1848;  Hamilton  College,  N.  Y.,  B.  A.  and 
M.  A.;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1877;  Lie.  1876,  Pby.  of  San 
Francisco;  Ord.  1877,  Pby.  of  Benicia;  Preached  in 
Arcata,  Cal.,  1877-79;  Wailuku,  H.  L,  1 880-8 1  ;  West- 
minster and  Anaheim,  Cal.,  1881-85;  Pendleton,  Ore., 
1885-86;  Templeton,  Cal.,  1886-90;  Livermore,  Cal., 
1890-92;  Centerville,  Cal.,  1892-97;  West  Berkeley, 
Cal.,  1897-02 ;  and  Sabbath  School  Missionary,  Pby.  of 
Sacramento,  1902 — ;  Organized  Churches  at  Temple- 
ton,  Cal.,  Tonopah  and  Goldfield,  Nev.,  and  several 
Sabbath  Schools ;  Built  Churches  at  Templeton  and 
Tonopah,  $1,500  each.  Enjoys  the  distinction  of  being 
the  first  Alumnus  to  preach  in  a  foreign  land,  of  being 
S.  S.  Missionary  of  the  largest  Presbytery  in  America, 
and  of  laboring  among  the  richest  gold  mines  in  the 
world. 

THOMSON,  Williell,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.— Born,  Han- 
over, Ind.,  1851  ;  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  B.  A.,  1871, 
M.  A.,  1874;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1877;  Lie.  1876,  Pby.  of 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  139 

New  Albany ;  Ord.  1879,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Pas- 
tor First  Church,  Berkeley,  Cal.,  1879-81  ;  S.  S.  Santa 
Monica,  Cal.,  1881-83;  El  Monte,  Cal.,  1891-93;  Presi- 
dent Sierra  Madre  College,  Pasadena,  Cal.,  1883-84; 
Prof.  Civil  Engineering  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Technical  Insti- 
tute, Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  1906 — ;  Organized  the  Sabbath 
School  of,  and  started  the  work  in,  the  Union  Street 
Church,  Oakland :  Built  two  Churches,  $7,000,  and 
himself  and  wife  gave  $5,000  toward  Calvary  Presb. 
Church,  South  Pasadena,  Cal. ;  On  account  of  poor 
health  gave  up  preaching  1893.  He  was  one  of  the 
three  originators  of  the  Alumni  Association  and  its 
first  Secretary. 

PADEN,  Thomas  H.,  New  Concord,  Ohio — Born, 
Pennsylvania,  1847;  Muskingum  College,  O.,  B.  A., 
1873,  M.  A.,  1876;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1877,  but  was 
never  licensed ;  Professor  in  his  Alma  Mater  since 
1877 ;  Now  Prof,  of  Political  Science  and  Latin  ;  Ruling 
Elder  in  the  Church  since  1889,  and  occasionally 
preaches  a  layman's  sermon. 


CLASS   OF   1878. 

DINSMORE,  James  M.— Born  in  Pennsylvania; 
Two  years  in  our  Seminary,  graduating  in  1878 ; 
Preached  in  Fulton,  Dixon,  Tomales  and  Two  Rock, 
Cal.,  for  four  years.  On  account  of  poor  health  he 
returned  to  Pennsylvania  and  died  about  1886. 

McKEEHAN,  John  L.,  M.  D.,  Carlisle,  Pa.— Gradu- 
ated from  the  Seminary  in  1878.  Went  East  that 
spring  and  preached  for  some  years  in  Arizona,  Arkan- 


140  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

sas,  Kansas,  and  Pennsylvania.    Of  late  years  has  been 
practicing  medicine. 

PHILLIPS,  Wm.  O.,  Demorest,  Ga.— S.  F.  Theo. 
Sem.,  1878;  Labored  for  some  years  at  French  Creek, 
W.  Va.,  then  at  Creston,  Ohio.  Last  known  address, 
Demorest,  Ga. 

SMITH,  J.  Strother,  1878. — Last  known  address  was 
Castlerea,  Ireland. 

ROBERTSON,  Alexander  T.— Graduate  of  High- 
land University,  Kan.;  Two  years  in  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1875-7,  and  third  at  Alleghany,  Pa. ;  Preached  in  Mis- 
souri and  Ohio  and  was  very  successful ;  Made  his 
mark  in  lecturing  on  "Liberal  Education  and  Christian 
Faith,"  and  "The  Chinese  in  America" ;  Author  of  a 
book  on  systematic  beneficence,  entitled,  "Five  Times 
Five  Points  of  Church  Finance,"  of  which  the  New 
Zealand  Presbyterian  said :  "This  American  work  is 
by  far  the  best  we  have  ever  seen."  Died  Sept.  21, 
1894,  aged  45  years. 


CLASS   OF   1879. 

BALLAGH,  Robert,  Wickenburg,  Arizona — Born, 
Belfast,  Ireland,  1848 ;  University  of  Wooster,  Ohio, 
B.  A.,  1876,  M.  A.,  1879;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1879; 
Lie.  1879,  by  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord.  same 
year,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  S.  S.  Vacaville,  1879-81 ;  Red 
Bluff,  '82;  San  Pablo  and  Crockett,  '83~'85 ;  Oakdale, 
'86 ;  Grayson,  '87-'89 ;  Travers,  '89-91 ;  Piano,  1892-1903  ; 
Ev.,  1904;  Wickenburg,  Ariz.,  1905 — ;  Organized  two 
Churches  and  two  Sabbath  Schools.  Mr.  Ballagh  has 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  141 

been  a  hard-working  and  faithful  Home  Missionary. 
He  has  also  devoted  some  time  to  writing  poetry  and 
one  poem,  "To  Mining  Men  and  Wage  Workers," 
breathes  the  spirit  of  a  true  and  sympathetic  friend  of 
the  toilers  and  producers. 

WARREN,  John  B.,  Berkeley,  Cal.— Born,  South 
Carolina,  1848;  Cashier  in  bank  in  San  Francisco  and 
took  college  studies  under  professors  while  working; 
Took  the  full  Seminary  course  in  two  years,  graduat- 
ing in  1879;  Lie.  1879,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Ord. 
1879,  Pby.  of  Sacramento;  S.  S.  Modesto,  Cal.,  1879; 
Pastor  Chico,  Cal.,  1879-82 ;  S.  S.  lone,  Cal.,  1882-85  J 
Pastor  San  Leandro,  Cal.,  1885-88;  S.  S.  Hollister,  Cal., 
1888-91.  Mr.  Warren  has  written  much  for  the  relig- 
ious press.  He  wields  a  trenchant  pen  and  has  made 
many  special  addresses.  Commissioner  to  the  General 
Assembly  1890.  Since  1891  he  has  been  engaged  mostly 
in  business. 


CLASS  OF   1880. 

BIRD,  George  R.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. — Born,  London, 
England,  1849;  Stud.  King's  College,  London;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1880:  Lie.  1874,  Pby.  of  Buffalo:  Ord. 
1874,  Pby.  of  Dubuque;  Pastor  Frankville,  la.,  1874- 
75;  Home  Missionary,  Utah,  1875-80;  Pastor  First 
Church,  Seattle,  Wash.,  1880-83;  I4th-St.  Church,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.,  1883-89;  Cong.  Church,  Oroville,  Cal., 
1893-96;  Colusa,  Cal.,  1896-97;  Placerville,  1900;  Ba- 
kersfield,  1901,  1903-04;  Reno,  1902;  Built  Churches  in 
Bakersfield  and  Reno ;  Dismissed  April  13,  1904,  to 
the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church. 


142  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

GAMBLE,  Daniel,  Moscow,  Ida.— Born,  Milford, 
County  Donegal,  Ireland ;  Student  under  Dr.  John 
Gamble  (Q.  U.  I.)  and  Prof.  John  Murphy  (T.  C.  D.)  ; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1880;  Lie.  1880,  Pby.  of  San  Fran- 
cisco; Ord.  Sept.  26,  1880,  Pby.  of  Idaho;  Organized 
and  served  First  Preb.  Church,  Moscow,  Ida.,  1880-82 ; 
Pastor  First  Presb.  Church,  Victoria,  B.  C.,  1882-84; 
Chaplain  Provincial  Parliament  of  B.  C.  same  time ; 
Pastor  First  Presb.  Church,  Goldendale,  Wash.,  1884- 
89 ;  Retired  on  account  of  ill  health ;  State  Representa- 
tive for  Latah  Co.,  Ida.,  1895-96.  Mr.  Gamble  mem- 
orized large  portions  of  the  word  of  God  and  has  been 
very  successful  in  the  conversion  of  many  to  Christ. 
Author,  poems:  "My  Mother's  Grave,"  "Parental 
Bliss,"  "The  Transplanted  Floweret,"  "Woman's  Sym- 
pathy," "The  Bliss  of  Early  Death,"  etc. 

THOMPSON,  James,  Ogden,  Utah— Born,  Den- 
mark, 1847;  Graduate  of  State  School,  Denmark;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1880;  Lie.  1878,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Ord.  1880,  Pby.  of  Walla  Walla;  S.  S.  Goldendale, 
Wash.,  3  years ;  Cleveland,  Wash.,  6  years ;  Dot, 
Wash.,  6  years;  Smithfield,  Utah,  9  years;  and  Ogden, 
10  years ;  Organized  four  Churches  and  Sabbath 
Schools ;  Built  three  Churches,  $6,000.  He  has  been  a 
zealous  Home  Missionary,  conducted  twenty  revival 
meetings  and  received  about  400  into  the  Church  upon 
examination. 


CLASS  OF  1881. 

CALDWELL,  Stewart  S.— S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.  1881 ; 
was  licensed  and  ordained  and  spent  about  five  years 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  143 

preaching  and  teaching  in  Oregon.  Came  to  Lake- 
port,  preached  and  taught  in  the  Lakeport  Academy. 
Last  heard  from,  1897,  in  Ashland  Ore. 

DARDEN,  William  H.,  Corning,  Cal.— Born,  North 
Carolina,  1851;  Princeton  College,  N.  J. ;  S.  F.  Theo. 
Sem.,  1881 ;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1881,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
S.  S.  Two  Rock,  Tomales  and  Bloomfield,  Cal.,  1881- 
82;  Organized  Church  in  Petaluma  and  became  Pastor 
1882,  and  continued  Pastor  there  for  twenty-one  and 
a  half  years,  the  longest  pastorate  of  any  of  the  alumni ; 
Pastor  Corning,  Cal.,  1905 — ;  Organized  two  Churches 
and  two  Sabbath  Schools ;  Built  Church  at  Petaluma, 
$10,000,  and  rebuilt  Church  at  Corning;  Stated  Clerk 
and  Treasurer  Benicia  Presbytery  for  many  years ; 
President  Alumni  Association  1903. 

HEMPHILL,  Joseph — Born,  Londonderry,  Ireland  ; 
Magee  College,  Londonderry;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1881  ; 
Ord.  1881,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Served  the  following 
Churches:  Livermore,  Cal.;  Lebanon  and  Wood- 
bridge,  San  Francisco;  Calistoga;  Dixon ;  Santa  Maria 
and  Ballard,  all  in  Cal. ;  Died  at  Santa  Ynez,  Cal.,  Apr. 
8,  1900,  aged  49  years. 

MATHENA,  Eber  G.— Born,  Athens  Co.,  Ohio; 
Franklin  College,  B.  A.,  1876,  M.  A.,  1879;  Gr.  and 
Tus.  College,  D.  D.,  1897;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1881  ;  Ord. 
Oct.,  1881,  Pby.  of  Sacramento;  S.  S.  Modesto,  Cal., 
3  years ;  Hamilton  Square  Church,  San  Francisco,  18 
months;  South  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  18  months;  Pas- 
tor Olivet  Church,  San  Francisco,  1880,  until  his  death, 
Aug.  18,  1901.  Dr.  Mathena  died  suddenly  Sabbath 
morning  v.hen  preparing  to  go  to  church  to  preach 


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from  the  text :  ''Be  ready  in  the  morning,  and  come 
up  in  the  morning-  unto  Mount  Sinai,  and  present  thy- 
self there  to  me  in  the  top  of  the  mountain,"  Exod.34 :2, 

MERRILL,  Charles  D.,  Berkeley,  Cal.— Born,  Beloit, 
Wis.,  1852;  Beloit  College,  B.  A.,  1876;  S.  F.  Theo. 
Sem.,  1881 ;  Lie,  1879,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Ord. 
May,  1881,  Pby.  of  San  Jose;  Pastor  Centerville  and 
Alvarado,  Cal.,  1881-86;  Ontario,  1886-90;  Beloit,  Wis., 
1890-96;  Dist.  Superintendent  Children's  Home  Soci- 
ety, Wis.,  1896-1904,  and  placed  400  orphan  children  in 
Christian  homes;  S.  S.  Glendale,  Cal.,  1904-05;  Built 
one  Church,  $9,000;  Commissioner  to  General  Assem- 
bly 1884  and  1896;  Delegate  to  Conference  of  Charities 
in  Paris  in  1900;  Alumni  orator  about  1886.  He  is  one 
of  the  few  Alumni  who  have  become  authors.  Has 
published  a  book  on  "Potato  Culture  in  the  Island  of 
Jersey,"  and  a  volume  of  poems,  "Summer  Sheaf," 
(60  cts.). 


NON-GRADUATES  1881. 

JAMIESON,  Edward  H.,  Spokane,  Wash.— Son  of 
a  missionary  and  educated  at  Monmouth  College,  111. ; 
Spent  one  year  in  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  and  then  turned 
attention  to  the  law;  went  to  Spokane,  Wash.,  1881, 
and  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of  that  city  and  active  in 
Christian  work. 

McKENZIE^  John  M.,  New  Westminster,  British 
Columbia — Born,  Nova  Scotia,  1847;  Attended  Dal- 
housie  University  and  Kings  College,  Nova  Scotia ; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1878-80,  but  did  not  graduate ;  Prin- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  145 

cipal  schools  in  Victoria  '80- '83 ;  Entered  Dominion 
Lands  Government  service  '83 ;  Head  of  same  office 
1890  to  the  present.  Is  ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  New  Westminster. 


CLASS  OF  1882. 

WHITE,  Matthew  T.  A.,  Red  Bank,  Cal.— Born, 
Musquodoboit,  N.  S.,  and  attended  college  at  Picton, 
N.  S. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1882 ;  Lie.  1882,  Pby.  of  San 
Jose;  Ord.  1882  by  the  same;  S.  S.  Salinas,  Oakdale, 
lone,  Roseville,  Fruitvale,  Two  Rock,  Tomales,  An- 
derson, West  Berkeley,  Tehama  and  Red  Bank,  all  in 
Cal. ;  Organized  Church  at  Oakdale  and  two  Sabbath 
Schools ;  Preached  dedication  sermon  at  Oakdale 
Church ;  Has  been  Commissioner  to  the  General  As- 
sembly and  President  of  the  Alumni  Association.  He 
is  a  faithful  Home  Missionary  and  specially  interested 
in  work  among  children. 


NON-GRADUATE  1882. 
BATEMAN,  Cephas — Address  not  known. 

CLASS   OF   1883. 

POLLOCK,  Samuel  W.— Born,  Mifflin  Co.,  Pa.; 
Wash,  and  Jeff.  College,  Pa.,  B.  A. ;  College  of  Law  in 
Des  Moines,  la. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1883  ;  Ord.  April, 
1883 ;  Pby.  of  San  Jose ;  S.  S.  Grand  Junction,  la.,  1884- 
86;  Ev.  Pby.  of  Fort  Dodge,  1886-88;  Bethany  and 


146 

Highland  Park,  Des  Moines,  la.,  1888-92;  Pby.  of 
Cedar  Rapids  and  Dubuque,  1892-93;  Pastor  Elect 
Centerville,  la.,  1893-97;  S.  S.  Pomona,  Cal.,  1898; 
Chico,  Cal.,  1899;  Pastor  Elect  Hollister,  1900; 
Preached  there  for  four  years  and  died  in  that  place 
Jan.  1 6,  1905,  aged  55  years. 

STEWART,  Thomas  B.— S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1883; 
He  preached  for  some  years  in  the  Second  United 
Presb.  Church  in  San  Francisco  after  graduation,  and 
then  entered  into  rest.  The  Stewart  Memorial  U.  P. 
Church  of  that  city  is  named  in  his  honor. 

CLASS  OF   1884. 

MELDRUM,  Andrew  B.,  Cleveland,  Ohio— Born, 
Fifeshire,  Scotland,  1857;  Toronto  University  and 
Knox  College,  Toronto,  Canada;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1884;  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  D.  D.,  1894;  Lie.  1883, 
Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord.  1884  by  same ;  Assistant 
and  Pastor  St.  John's  Church,  S.  F.,  1883-87;  Pastor 
Central  Church,  Rock  Island,  111.,  1887-89;  Grace 
Church,  Evansville,  Ind.,  1889-95;  Central,  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  1895-1902;  and  First  Church,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
1902  to  the  present ;  Moderator  Synod  of  Minnesota, 
1901  ;  Organized  Emmanuel  Church,  Evansville,  Ind., 
and  Lakewood,  Cleveland,  O.,  and  various  mission 
Sabbath  Schools ;  Raised  a  debt  of  $65,000  on  Central 
Church  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

POST-GRADUATE  1884. 

RICH,  John  P. — Born  in  England,  came  to  America 
about  1873 ;  Took  three  years'  course  in  the  Pacific 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  147 

(Congregational,  Oakland,)  Theological  Seminary,  and 
was  first  Post  Graduate  of  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1884; 
Preached  at  San  Lorenzo  2  years ;  Colton  I ;  Mendo- 
cino  5,  and  Healdsburg  5  years ;  Came  to  Oakland  1896, 
went  into  business,  preaching  as  occasion  offered,  until 
his  death,  Feb.  5,  1905,  aged  51  years. 


NON-GRADUATES  1884. 

HOUGH,  William  H.,  Oakland,  Cal.— Attended  the 
Seminary  in  1883-4.  Gave  up  course  on  account  of 
health  and  lived  on  a  farm  near  Vacaville,  Cal.,  until 
1904,  when  he  moved  to  Oakland,  Cal.,  where  he  has 
since  resided. 

PREYER,  David  Charles— Address  not  known. 

WILLS,  David,  Jr.,  Oswego,  N.  Y.— Born,  Law- 
renceville,  S.  C,  1860;  Princeton  University,  B.  A., 
1881,  M.  A.,  1884;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1881-82; 
Princeton  Sem.,  1884;  Lie.  1884,  Pby.  of  Washington 
City;  Ord.  1884,  Pby.  of  New  Brunswick;  Pastor  Rin- 
goes,  N.  J.,  1884-86;  Spring  Garden  Church,  Phila., 
Pa.,  1886-87  ;  Pennington,  N.  J.,  1887-92  ;  Grace  Church, 
Oswego,  N.  Y.,  1892 — . 


CLASS  OF  1885. 

NUGENT,  Charles  R.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.— Born,  Mai- 
den, 111.,  March  16,  1859;  University  of  the  Pacific,  B. 
A.  1880,  M.  A.,  1883  ;  University  of  Wooster,  O.,  Ph.  D., 
1898;  Lie.  1884,  Pby.  of  San  Jose;  Ord.,  1885,  by  same; 


148  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Served  Churches  at  Bolinas,  1884-5;  Hawaii,  1886-7; 
Challege,  Cal.,  1889-90;  Tombstone,  Ariz.,  '9i-'95; 
Clements,  Cal.,  '96- '97;  Boulder  Creek,  ?97-'98;  Span- 
ish work  New  York  four  years.  Author,  "Influence  of 
Swedenberg-  on  Goethe,"  and  "Law  of  Moses  in  Rela- 
tion to  Modern  Political  Problems" ;  Preached  the  ded- 
ication sermon  of  Presbyterian  Church,  Tombstone, 
Ariz. ;  Has  a  special  gift  for  languages,  speaks  four  and 
writes  six ;  Commissioner  to  the  Gen.  Ass.,  1896. 

CLASS   OF   1886. 

LUNDY,  Josias  W.,  Stockton,  Cal.— Born,  Carrick- 
macross,  Ireland,  1864;  Student  Queen's  College,  Gal- 
way,  Ireland;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1886;  Lie.  and  Ord. 
1886,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  Stated  Supply  Bolinas,  Danville, 
Milpitas,  Centreville  and  Alvarado,  West  Berkeley, 
and  Marysville ;  Pastor  San  Mateo,  and  Stockton, 
1898 — ;  Moderator  Stockton  Presbytery;  Organized 
Geneva  Church,  Cal.,  and  built  house  of  worship  there, 
value  $2,500;  Lectured  on  various  subjects  and  visited 
Ireland  in  1895. 

NON-GRADUATES  1886. 

In  the  class  of  1886  were  Messrs.  J.  C.  Campbell  and 
Charles  C.  McCarty,  neither  of  whom  graduated  and 
from  whom  no  word  has  been  received. 


CLASS  OF   1887. 

BRIOL,  Pierre  Philippe — Born,  Villy  (near)  Olion, 
Vaud,  Switzerland ;   McGill  College,  Montreal,   1883 ; 


149 

S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1887;  Lie.  and  Ord.  May  i,  1887, 
Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ev.  French  Reformed  Church, 
San  Francisco,  1885-87;  S.  S.  Red  Lake  Falls  and 
Argyle,  Minn.,  1887-88;  Gary,  S.  D.,  1888-89;  Finan- 
cial Agt.  and  Missionary  Cong,  work,  i889~'93 ;  Mis- 
sionary and  literary  work,  i893~'97;  Prof.  French,  San- 
tiago, Chili,  1898  ( ?)  ;  Springfield,  Mo.,  about  1902. 


NON-GRADUATE  1887. 
BURNETT,  Isaac  G.— Address  not  known, 

CLASS   OF  1888. 

CAMERON,  Donald  C.,  Fulton,  Cal.— Magill  College, 
Montreal,  B.  A.;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1888;  A  fine  lin- 
guist and  was  instructor  in  Hebrew  in  the  Seminary 
for  a  time ;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1891,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Pastor  Fulton,  Cal.,  1892 ;  San  Leandro,  1893  >  S.  S. 
Davisville,  Cal.,  1895 ;  Since  then  has  lived  on  a  farm 
near  Fulton,  Cal. 

McRAE,  Duncan  A. — Magill  College,  Montreal,  B. 
A. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1888;  Preached  a  while  in  Dixon, 
Cal.  Soon  after  went  to  British  Columbia.  Present 
address,  Victoria,  B.  C. 


NON-GRADUATE    1888. 
HAMILTON,  Henry  Beecher — Address  riot  known. 


150  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

CLASS   OF   1889. 

DOCKERY,  Jr.,  Donald  M.— Born  in  Tenn.  Took 
three  years'  course  in  the  Seminary  and  graduated  in 
1889.  During  two  years  of  his  seminary  life  he 
preached  with  much  acceptance  in  Olivet  Church,  San 
Francisco.  After  graduation  he  preached  for  a  few 
months  in  Cholam  Valley,  San  Luis  Obispo  Co.  Re- 
turned to  San  Francisco  and  died  suddenly  of  con- 
sumption Jan.  27,  1890. 

REED,  David  H. — Post-graduate  course  in  theology 
Edinburg  University,  Scotland,  1890;  Preached  a  short 
time  in  Bolinas,  Cal.,  and  North  Arm,  B.  C. ;  Became 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Sonoma,  Cal., 
in  1889. 

RHODA,  Franklin,  Dimond,  Cal. — Born,  Crescent 
City,  Cal.,  June  14,  1854;  University  of  California,  Ph. 
B.,  1873 ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1889;  Lie.  1889,  Pby.  of  San 
Francisco;  Ord.  by  same,  Oct.  18,  1889;  Pastor  Me- 
morial Church,  San  Francisco,  '8g-'g2;  In  temperance 
work,  '92-'94;  Pastor  Valona,  Cal.,  'g^-'gg;  Fruitvale, 
'99 — ;  Author  of  "Topographical  Reports  of  the  U.  S. 
Geological  Survey  of  Southern  Colorado  for  the  years 
1874-5" ;  Organized  two  Sabbath  Schools ;  Has  been 
specially  active  and  efficient  in  temperance  work.  He 
enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  Native  Son  to 
enter  the  ministry  from  our  Seminary. 


NON-GRADUATE  1889. 
ADAIR,  John  M. — Address  not  known. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  151 

(NO  GRADUATES  IN  1890.) 

CLASS  OF  1891. 

BRILL,  Andrew  J.,  M.  D. — Did  not  take  full  course 
of  studies  and  received  a  Certificate  of  Proficiency. 
He  seems  never  to  have  entered  the  ministry. 

CORNWALL,  Joseph  H.,  Sodaville,  Or.— Born  in 
Arkansas,  April  8,  1832;  Pacific  University,  Ore. ;  Was 
one  year  in  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.  and  received  Certificate 
of  Proficiency,  1891 ;  Lie.,  1856,  by  the  Oregon  Pby. 
of  the  Cumberland  Pby.  Church ;  Ord.  by  same  in 
1861  ;  Principal  of  Columbia  College,  Ore.,  1860-1,  and 
preached  for  many  years  in  the  C.  P.  Church ;  S.  S. 
Davisville,  Cal.,  '91-92;  Enterprise,  Ore.,  '93-95;  Le- 
banon, Ore.,  1895  ;  Organized  two  Churches  and  sev- 
eral Sabbath  Schools ;  Built  Church  at  McMinnville, 
Ore.,  valued  at  $1,500;  Honorably  retired  1895.  Mr. 
Cornwall  has  been  preaching  the  gospel  for  half  a 
century,  a  longer  period  than  any  other  student  of  our 
Seminary. 

EAKIN,  Alexander,  Riverside,  Cal.,— Born,  Bel- 
fast, Ireland,  1864;  Student  of  Marlboro  College,  Dub- 
lin, Ireland;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1891  ;  Lie.  1891,  Pby.  of 
Benicia;  Ord.,  July,  1891,  Pby.  of  San  Jose;  Pastor 
Boulder  Creek  and  Stated  Supply  Ben  Lomond  and 
Felton,  1891-96;  Stated  Supply  Santa  Cruz,  1896- 
1900;  Pastor  Calvary  Church,  Riverside,  1900 — ; 
Commissioner  to  the  Gen.  Ass.  twice :  Organized  three 
Churches  and  built  five  houses  of  worship  valued  at 
$15.000;  Alumni  orator,  1900. 

ROSS,  Donald  M.,  Zanesville,  Ohio— Born  in  On- 


152  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

tario,  Canada,  1862;  Lawyer  before  attending  college; 
Studied  at  Manitoba  College  and  University ;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1891  ;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  June,  1891,  Pby.  of 
Sacramento;  Pastor  Vacavitle,  Cal.,  '91-92;  Lebanon 
Church,  San  Francisco,  '92-97 ;  Farmington,  111.,  '98- 
1901  ;  Christian  Endeavor  Church,  Chicago,  1901-03, 
and  Zanesville,  O.,  1903 — ;  Special  addresses,  "The 
Reformation,"  "The  Liberty  Bell,"  "Washington," 
"TucKinley,"  "Success,"  and  "The  Law  of  Growth"- 
Organized  Ravenswood  Church,  Chicago,  and  two 
Sabbath  Schools ;  Built  Church  at  Vacaville,  value 
$7,50x3;  Has  worked  a  good  deal  as  an  evangelist;  Re- 
ceived about  500  into  the  Church  on  examination  and 
200  united  with  the  Pby.  Church  in  1905  through  his 
evangelistic  efforts. 

There  were  tnree  graduates  of  the  class  of  1891  from 
whom  no  response  was  received.  These  were  Ayawo 
Hattori  of  Okayama,  Japan  ;  C.  K.  Mitani,  Box  128, 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  and  Geo.  B.  Scroggins,  address  not 
known. 


CLASS   OF   1892. 

CHEW,  Ng  Poon,  Berkeley,  Cal.— Born  in  Sun 
Ning,  Canton  Province,  China,  1866;  Student  in  China 
and  Occidental  School  for  Chinese,  San  Francisco ; 
Took  the  full  course  in  the  Seminary,  graduating  in 
1892;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  1892,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Stated  Supply  of  the  Chinese  Pby.  Church,  S.  F.,  1892- 
4;  Chinese  Church  in  Los  Angeles,  1894-1900;  Editor 
of  Chinese  daily  paper,  S.  F.,  1900  to  the  present.  This 
was  the  first  Chinese  daily  ever  published  in  Amer- 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  153 

ica.  Under  his  efficient  management  it  became  a 
pronounced  success  and  in  March,  1906,  its  stock  was 
valued  at  $500  per  share.  In  the  great  fire  that  fol- 
lowed the  earthquake  in  San  Francisco,  April  18,  1906, 
the  entire  plant  with  all  its  records  was  destroyed.  He 
is  a  fine  speaker  and  has  lectured  on  "Christian  Mis- 
sions Among  the  Chinese,"  "Chinese  Exclusion,"  etc. 
He  was  the  first  Chinese  student  to  graduate  from  out- 
Seminary  and  wields  a  strong  and  widely  extended 
influence. 

CUMMINGS,  W.  B.— Address,  Nanaimo,  British 
Columbia. 

DOANE,  Frederick  A.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. — Born, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  March  21,  1860;  Special  prepara- 
tory course  for  the  Seminary,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  1892;  Lie.,  1891,  by  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Ord.,  Oct.  2,  1892,  by  the  same ;  Evangelist  in  San 
Francisco,  1892-4;  Pastor  Mizpah  Church,  San  Fran- 
cisco, April  14,  1894 — ;  Alumni  orator,  1898;  President 
of  the  Alumni  Association,  1895  and  1905 ;  Alumni 
orator,  1898;  Commissioner  to  the  Gen.  Ass.,  1899; 
Organized  Mizpah  Church,  and  two  Sabbath  Schools 
in  S.  F.  and  Camp  Meeker ;  Built  two  Churches — 
Camp  Meeker,  valued  at  $1,500,  and  Mizpah,  $3,500; 
Also  manse  at  Camp  Meeker  worth  $400.  One  person 
from  Mizpah  Church  entered  the  ministry,  Rev.  Wm. 
J.  Clifford,  now  S.  S.  Monterey,  Cal.;  Church  des- 
troyed by  the  earthquake  and  fire  of  April  18,  1906; 
Loss,  $7,000;  Insurance,  $4,070.  Temporary  building 
occupied  December  2,  1906. 

STEWART,  George  D.  B.,  Ukiah,  Cal.— S.  F.  Theo. 
Sem.,  1892;  Ord.,  1893,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Pastor 


154  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Franklin-Street  Church,  San  Francisco,  1893-97  '•>  Fow- 
ler, 1897-02 ;  Chester,  Mon.,  1903 ;  Ukiah,  Cal.,  1904 — . 
Alumni  orator,  1897, 


CLASS  OF  1893, 

BEVIER,  Herbert,  San  Francisco,  Cal. — Bornr 
Ellenville,  Ulster  Co.,  New  York,  1856;  Gen, 
Sec.  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  San  Jose,  Cal.,  1886-1890;  S.  F.  Theo, 
Sem.,  1893;  Lie.,  1892,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Ord.r 
1893,  by  same;  Pastor  Memorial  Church,  San  Fran- 
cisco, 1893 ;  Correspondent  for  Northern  California,. 
Chicago  "Interior"  for  tour  years;  Wrote  Christian 
Endeavor  Notes  for  Pacific  Pby.  for  three  years  and 
same  for  "The  Pacific" ;  Special  contributor  "Occident" 
for  two  years ;  Vice-President  Pacific  Coast  Chautau- 
qua  Assembly,  ten  years ;  Stated  Clerk  Pby.  San  Fran- 
cisco since  1904;  Chairman  of  Seminary  Com.  of  Synod 
for  five  years ;  was  instrumental  in  securing  a  building 
for  San  Jose  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  costing  $30,000;  Organized 
the  Reis  Tract  Sunday  School,  which  became  the  St. 
James  Church  of  San  Francisco;  Earlier  was  instru- 
mental in  organizing  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Ellenville,  N.  Y. ; 
and  prime  mover  in  first  Civic  Federation  of  San 
Francisco. 

BROWNING,  Webster  E.,  Santiago,  Chile— Born, 
Missouri,  1869;  Park  College,  Mo.,  B.  A.,  1891  ;  M.  A., 
1894;  Princeton  University,  B.  A.,  1894;  Emporia  Col- 
lege, Kan.,  Ph.  D.,  1895;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1893;  Lie. 
1893,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  Ord.  1894,  Pby.  of  Lamed ;  Prof. 
Princeton  University,  1894-95 ;  Pastor  Garden  City, 
Kan.,  1895-96;  Missionary  to  Chile,  1896 — ;  Princi- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  155 

pal  Institute  Ingles  (American  College),  Santiago, 
Chile,  1896 — .  From  this  school  more  than  200  boys 
were  turned  away  in  1906-07  for  want  of  accommoda- 
tions. Rev.  F.  E.  Clark,  D.  D.,  President  of  the  Inter- 
national Christian  Endeavor  Association,  says  in  a 
recent  article,  "One  of  the  best  institutes  in  all  South 
America  is  the  Presbyterian  College  of  Santiago,  under 
the  able  and  inspiring  leadership  of  Dr.  W.  E.  Brown- 
ing. It  is  a  school  of  high  grade  and  large 
intellectual  acquirements,  'maintaining  undiluted 
its  religion  and  evangelical  tone.  This  school 
is  likely  to  do  for  the  cosmopolitan  races  of  Chile  and 
Bolivia  and  Peru  a  work  comparable  to  the  great  work 
of  Robert  College  of  Constantinople,  or  of  the  Syrian 
Protestant  College  of  Beirut."  Dr.  Browning  is  au- 
thor of  "Education  in  Chile,"  and  "Christian  Educa- 
tion in  South  America." 

MACLEAN,  John  Norman,  Clarinda,  Iowa — Born, 
Nova  Scotia,  Canada,  1861  ;  Manitoba  College,  B.  A. 
1890,  and  M.  A.,  1893;  San  Francisco  Theo.  Sem., 
1893  5  Lie.  1893,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord.  1893, 
Pby.  of  Sacramento;  S.  S.  Vacaville,  Cal.,  1892-93; Pas- 
tor, same,  1893-1897;  Bozeman,  Mon.,  1897-1902;  Clar- 
inda, la.,  1902 — ;  Commissioner  Gen.  Assembly,  1899; 
Moderator,  Pby.  Sacramento ;  Alumni  orator,  1895. 


POST-GRADUATE   1893. 

HICKS,  Arthur,  Oakland,  Cal.— Born,  Wyoming, 
Ontario,  Canada;  Denver  University,  B.  A.,  1890; 
McCormick  Theo.  Seminary,  Chicago,  1893 ;  Post- 
Graduate  San  Francisco  Seminary,  1893;  Ord.  Oct., 


156  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

1893,  Pby.  of  Denver;  Pastor  Littleton,  Cal.,  1893-94; 
S.  S.  and  Pastor  Point  Arena,  Cal.,  1894-97;  Liver- 
more,  1898-1901  ;  Synodical  S.  School  Missionary, 
1902 — .  Had  address  at  Quarter-Centennial  Anniver- 
sary of  the  Alumni  Association  on  "An  Optimistic 
Outlook,"  but  was  not  present  on  account  of  sickness. 


NON-GRADUATES  1893. 

HICKMAN,  Frank  Dos  Passes,  Berwyn,  Penn.— 
Born,  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  1866;  Park  College,  B.  A., 
1892,  and  M.  A.,  1895 ;  San  Francisco  Theo.  Sem.,  1893 ; 
Graduated  Princeton  Seminary,  1894;  Ord.  1895,  Pby. 
of  Platte;  Missionary  Benito,  West  Africa,  1898-1906. 
Mod.  Pres.,  1897;  V.  Mod.  Synod,  N.  J.,  1900. 

STUCHELL,  John  Evans,  Elizabeth,  N.  J.— Born, 
Monongahalia  City,  Pa.;  North  Western  College,  Md., 
B.  A.,  1890;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  in  class  of  1893,  but 
went  to  McCormick;  Lie.  Oct.,  Ord.  Dec.,  1893,  Pby. 
of  San  Jose;  Pastor  at  Gilroy,  1893-98;  Elizabeth,  N. 
J.,  1898—. 

LEONARD,  Ira  E. — Pastor  Monticeto,  Cal. 
CARLSON,  Thomas  A. — Address  not  known. 
CHARDON,  Frank— Address  not  known. 


CLASS   OF  1894. 

INAZAWA,  Joseph  K.,  Los  Angeles,   Cal.— Born, 
Tsuwano  City,  Province  Iwami,  Japan,   1863 ;  Union 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  157 

College  (Pres.),  Tokio,  Japan,  1886-1889;  Clerk  and  In- 
structor Girls' Seminary  Methodist  Mission,  Yokohama ; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  '94;  Post-graduate,  1895;  Lie. 
1894,  Pby.  San  Francisco;  Ord.  1896,  by  same;  Supt. 
Jap.  Pres.  Mission  Homes,  San  Francisco,  Salinas, 
Watsonville,  Santa  Cruz,  Cal.,  1892-1905;  also  itiner- 
ant Coast  Missionary ;  Compiled  "Spirit  of  Japan," 
by  Dr.  Sturge ;  Translated  "Testimony  of  Land  to  the 
Book,"  by  David  Gregg,  D.  D.,  and  J.  L.  Hurlbut, 
D.  D. ;  Also  Four  Gospels ;  Studies  of  Old  Testament 
History ;  California  State  Series  of  Readers,  First, 
Second  and  Third,  and  children's  readers;  Pastor 
Japanese  Pres.  Church,  Los  Angeles,  1905,  which  he 
organized,  1905. 

MACKINTOSH,  Alexander  R.,  Trout  Lake,  Wash. 
—Born,  Wooster,  O. ;  Wash,  and  Jeff.  College,  B.  A., 
1890,  M.  A.,  1897;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1894;  Ord.  1894, 
Pby.  Kansas  City;  S.  S.  Philipsburg,  Granite,  Dillon 
and  Deer  Lodge,  Mont.,  1894-97;  Pastor  Missoula, 
Montana,  1898 ;  Trout  Lake,  Wash. 

OKUNO,  Takenosuki— S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1894;  Lie. 
and  Ord.  1896,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Died  May  27, 
1897,  m  New  York,  aged  about  28  years. 


NON-GRADUATES  1894. 
KELLY,  Edward  P.— San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MACKAY,  Duncan  O. — Address  not  known. 
McEWEN,  George  A.,  M.  D. — Address  not  known. 


158  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

CLASS   OF   1895. 

AKERS,  Flavius  J.,  Champaign,  111. — Born,  New 
Haven,  111.;  Park  College,  Mo.,  B.  A.,  1892;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1895 ;  Lie.  1894,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  Ord.  May 
7,  1896,  Pby.  of  Oakland;  S.  S.  Elmhurst,  Cal.,  1892- 
94;  Pastor  South  Berkeley,  1895-97;  Centennial 
Church,  Oakland,  1897-99,  and  resigned  on  account  of 
ill  health.  Now  engaged  in  business. 

HAYS,  Edwin  B.,  La  Grande,  Oregon — Born,  Ma- 
comb,  111.,  1863 ;  Occidental  College,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1895  5  Lic-  ^94,  Pby.  of  Be- 
nicia ;  Ord.  1895,  Pby.  of  Stockton ;  S.  S.,  Fulton,  Cal., 
1893-95;  Modesto,  Cal.,  1895;  Gilroy,  Cal.,  iSgS-'oi ; 
Pastor-elect,  Placerville,  Cal.,  '01-04;  La  Grande,  Or., 
1904 — ;  Organized  Gospel  Mission,  Los  Angeles  ;  C.  E. 
Union  of  Los  Angeles ;  State  Pres.  Cal.  C.  E.  1892  and 
1894;  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Oregon,  1906;  Com- 
missioner to  the  General  Assembly,  1907. 

HOSHINO,  Otto,  M.  D.— Mt.  Tamalpais  Academy, 
Cal. ;  graduated  in  this  class,  returned  to  Japan,  and 
is  now  dead. 

MACDONALD,  William  H.  P.,  Roseville,  Cal.— 
Born,  Stellarton,  N.  S. ;  Manitoba  College ;  S.  F.  Theo. 
Sem.,  1895  ;  Lic.  1894,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord. 
1895,  Pby.  of  Sacramento ;  Pastor  Roseville,  Cal.,  1895- 
96;  Placerville,  Cal.,  1896,  and  afterwards  of  Roseville. 
Demitted  the  ministry  April  22,  1904. 

PHELPS,  George  W.,  San  Francisco — Born,  Spring- 
field, Mass ;  Was  in  business ;  Graduated  from  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1895  '•>  Preached  awhile  successfully  and 
then  returned  to  business. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  159 

NON-GRADUATES  1895. 
BORLAND,  Robert— Wee  Chang,  China. 

DOCKING,  Alfred,  Manhattan,  Kan.— Lie.  1895, 
Pby.  of  Benicia;  Ord.  Sept.  3,  1896,  Pby.  of  Benicia. 

GARVIN,  Samuel — Address  not  known. 

GILLETTE,  John  Morris— Received  Ph.  D.  Now 
Professor,  Valley  City,  N.  D. 

SCROGGS,  Walter  R.,  M.  D.,  San  Anselmo,  Cal.— 
Born,  Greenfield,  Mo.;  Park  College,  Mo.,  B.  A.,  1891, 
M.  A.,  1895;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Ord.  Dec.  13, 
1896,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  Medical  Missionary  to  Laos, 
1896-97;  Cooper  Medical  College,  San  Francisco, 
M.  D.,  1895;  P.  G.  Medical  School  Hospital,  New 
York  City  ;  Practiced  medicine  in  San  Francisco,  Palo 
Alto  and  San  Anselmo,  Cal. 


CLASS   OF   1896. 

BARNUM,  Orien  Sherman,  Bremerton,  Wash.— 
Born,  San  Joaquin  Co.,  Cal.,  1866;  Mt.  Tamalpais 
Acad.,  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1896,  Pby.  of 
Stockton ;  Ord.  1896,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  S.  S.  Ukiah  and 
Merced,  Cal. ;  Cosmopolis,  Vancouver,  and  Wenatchee, 
Wash.;  McKinley  Memorial  address  at  Merced;  Mod- 
erator Pby.  of  Benicia,  1897. 

BAZATA,  Benjamin  Vaclav,  Maui,  Hawaii — Born, 
Bohemia,  1867 ;  University  of  New  York  City ;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1897,  Pby.  of  Los  Angeles;  Ord. 
by  same,  1.897;  Pastor  Alhambra,  Cal.,  1897-1905; 


160  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES' 

Foreign  Church,  Wakawa,  Maui,  H.  T.,  1905 — .     Or- 
ganized Church,  Saratoga,  Iowa ;  Built  one,  $2,000. 

CALLENDER,  Charles  Royal,.  Kentung,  Burmah— 
Born,  Scott,  La  Grange  Co.,  Indiana,  1867;  S.  F.  Theo, 
Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1896,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Sunday  School  Miss.,  2  years ;  Pastor  Fort  Bragg, 
Cal.,  i  year;  Skyland,  Cal.,  i  year;  Foreign  Mission- 
ary, 1896 — . 

DONALDSON,  John  M.— Born,  County  Down,. 
Ireland;  Royal  University,  Ireland,  B.  A.,  1894;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1896,  Pby.  Benicia ;  Ord.  1897,. 
by  San  Jose;  S,  S.  Highlands  and  Wrights,  Cal.,  1896- 
'97;  Elko,  Nev.,  1897;  Bozeman,  Mon.,  Crescent  Cityr 
Cal.  Died  at  St,  Peters,  Minn.,  Jan.  25,  1903,  aged  35 
years. 

ECCLESTON,  Edward,  Oakland,  Cal.— Lie.  1895, 
Pby.  of  Willamette;  Ord.  1896,  Pby.  Sacramento;  Uni- 
versity of  California;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896:  Served 
Churches  at  Davisville,  Roseville,  Fresno,  and  others. 
Recently  in  real  estate  business. 

ELDREDGE,  George  Granville,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. — Born,  Washington,  Iowa,  1870;  State  Normal 
College,  Troy,  Alabama,  Ph.  B.,  1890;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1898,  Pby.  of  Be- 
nicia; Ord.  by  same,  1896;  S.  S.  Fulton,  Cal.;  Pastor 
Vacaville,  Cal.,  i897-'99;  St.  John's,  San  Francisco, 
1899 — .  During  latter  pastorate  new  Church  built 
costing  $40,000,  almost  wholly  the  gift  of  Mr.  A.  W. 
Foster,  Pres.  Board  of  Trustees ;  Director  S.  F.  Theo. 
Seminary,  Feb.  26,  1906 — ;  Commencement  address 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  161 

of  Seminary,  April  26,  1906;  President  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, 1900- '01  ;  Alumni  orator,  1902. 

GILLIES,  Donald  M.,  Glace  Bay,  Nova  Scotia- 
Born,  Whycocomah,  N.  S. ;  Stud.  Man.  College ;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1895  and  ^rd.  May,  1896,  Pby. 
of  San  Francisco ;  S.  S.  Little  Britain,  Manitoba,  Can., 
6  mos. ;  Hillborn,  N.  W.  Territory,  I  year ;  Holly  Park 
Church,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  2.y2  years ;  S.  S.  Tjacy, 
Cal.,  1896-97;  Grayson,  1898;  Ukiah,  1898-02;  Com- 
missioner to  General  Assembly,  1902;  In  Nova  Scotia, 
1902 — . 

GUTHRIE,  William  Kirk,  San  Francisco— Born, 
Liberton,  Scotland,  1869;  Edinburgh  University;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Ord., 
Pby.  of  Sacramento;  Served  Churches  in  Bolinas,  Bel- 
vedere, Red  Bluff,  and  San  Francisco.  Organized 
Church  at  Belvedere.  Pastor  First  Church,  San  Fran- 
cisco, 1901 — .  House  of  worship  and  contents  were 
destroyed  in  great  fire  of  April,  1906.  Mr.  Guthrie  vis- 
ited the  East  to  secure  funds  to  help  rebuild.  His  peo- 
ple now  occupy  a  temporary  building  and  are  prepar- 
ing to  erect  a  new  house  of  worship  superior  to  the 
one  destroyed. 

KELLY,  John  Franklin,  Hoihow,  Hainan,  China- 
Born,  Blairstown,  Benton  Co.,  Iowa,  1868;  Coe  Col- 
lege, Iowa,  B.  A.,  1893;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie. 
1896,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Ord.  1903,  Pby.  of 
Omaha;  Omaha  Medical  Col.,  1899;  4  years  in  Home 
Mission  and  Medical  Work,  Nebraska;  For.  Mission- 
ary in  China,  1903 — .  Married  in  1903  Miss  Lillian 


162  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Marks  of  San  Francisco,  who  had  been  for  seven  years 
a  missionary  in  India. 

KIRKHOPE,  William,  Brighton,  Wash.  —  Born, 
Scotland ;  Student  Portland,  Ore.,  Academy ;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1892;  Ord.  May  7,  1896,  Pby.  of 
Portland ;  S.  S.  Knappa,  Ore.,  1892-93 ;  Prescott  and 
Starbuck,  Wash.,  1896-99;  Moscow,  Idaho,  1899- '04; 
Seattle,  Wash.,  1905 ;  Ev.  Brighton,  Wash,  1906 — . 

McCARTNEY,  J.  Robertson— Geneva  College,  Pa., 
1891 ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Now  located  at  Belling- 
ham  Bay,  Wash. 

REYNOLDS,  Robert  W.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL— Born, 
Spruce  Hill,  Pa. ;  Stud.  Blackburn  University,  111., 
1889-93;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Ord.  1896,  Pby.  of 
Benicia ;  S.  S.  Plainvim,  111.,  15  mos. ;  Point  Arena, 
Cal.,  1894;  Little  River,  1895;  Novato,  1895-96;  Pas- 
tor, Holly  Park,  S.  F.,  1897;  Pleasanton  and  several 
other  Churches  since.  Organized  the  Church  at  No- 
vato, Cal. 

RICH,  Elsworth  L.,  Watsonville,  Cal.— Born  in 
California;  Stanford  University,  B.  A.,  1893;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Ord.  1896,  Pby.  San  Jose;  Pastor 
Watsonville,  Cal.,  1896 — ;  President  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  1896-97;  Member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  Seminary  since  Oct.,  1902 ;  Member  of 
Executive  Committee  of  the  same,  1907. 

STONE,  Robert  Cunningham,  Denver,  Col. — Born, 
Bethusmuir,  Scotland,  Feb.  12,  1868;  Park  College, 
Mo.,  B.  A.,  1893;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  April 
and  Ord.  May,  1896,  Pby.  of  Oakland ;  Pastor  Elm- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  163 

hurst,  Cal.,  1896-99:  Centennial  Church,  Oakland, 
1899-1905;  North  Church,  Denver,  1905 — ;  Elected 
Pastor  at  Large,  Pby.  of  Denver,  1907;  President  of 
the  Alumni  Association,  1897-98;  Alumni  Orator, 
1903;  Member  ot  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Sem- 
inary, 1902-06. 


POST-GRADUATES  1896. 
BOWIE,  McNicol  C.— Chicago,  111. 

CLEMENSON,  Newton  Erastus,  Logan,  Utah- 
Born,  Langeland,  Denmark;  Salt  Lake  Collegiate 
Institute;  McCormick  Theo.  Sem.,  1889:  Post-Grad- 
uate  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1896;  Lie.  1888;  Ord.  1889,  Pby. 
of  Utah;  Home  Missionary,  Richfield,  Utah,  1889-94; 
Organized  Church  at  Richfield,  1890;  Pastor,  Logan, 
Utah,  1895—. 

NON-GRADUATES  1896. 

GROUSE,  Harvey  Sherman,  Rochelle,  111.— Born, 
Albion.  la.;  Cornell  College,  N.  Y.,  B.  A.,  1890;  M.  A., 
1895;  Student  S.  F.  Seminary,  1896;  Ord.  1896,  Pby. 
of  Ottawa;  S.  S.  Cong.  Church,  Envin,  S.  Dak.,  1895; 
Pastor,  Oswego,  111.,  1896-97;  Rochelle,  111.,  1897 — . 

CAMERON,  John  Calvin — Address  not  known. 
PERRY,  Edmund  Guthrie — Address  not  known. 

CLASS   OF   1897. 
ANDERSON,    James    G.,    Danville,    Cal.  —  Born, 


164  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Canada,  1864;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1897;  Lie.  1897,  Pby. 
of  Sacramento ;  Ord.  1897,  by  same ;  Pastor  Roseville 
and  Orangevale,  Cal.,  1896-99;  S.  S.  Mendocino,  Cal., 
1899-1900;  Pastor  Golden  Gate,  Cal.,  1900-04;  Dan- 
ville, 1904 — ;  Commissioner  to  the  General  Assembly, 
1907;  Moderator  Pby.  of  Sacramento. 

BARNHISEL,  A.  H.,  Tacoma,  Wash.— Born,  San 
Jose,  Cal.,  1869;  Stanford  University  B.  A.,  1893;  S.  F. 
Seminary,  1897 ;  Lie.  1896,  Pby.  of  San  Jose ;  Ord.  by 
same,  May,  1897;  Pastor  Los  Gatos,  Cal.,  1897-1902; 
Tacoma,  Wash.,  1902-7;  Organized  one  Church  and 
two  Sabbath  Schools ;  Moderator  Synod  of  Washing- 
ton, 1905,  the  third  Alumnus  to  be  Moderator  of  a 
Synod ;  Delegate  to  the  World's  Presbyterian  Alli- 
ance, Liverpool,  England,  1904;  Pastor  of  the  second 
largest  Church  in  the  Synod  of  Washington ;  Alumni 
orator,  1901 ;  Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
S.  F.  Theological  Seminary,  i898-'o2 ;  Re-elected, 
1906;  Commencement  Address,  1907. 

GUNN,  William  Chalmers,  Auburn,  Wash. — Born, 
Munfordsville,  Ky.,  1870;  Whitman  College,  Ore.,  B. 
S.,  1890,  B.  A.,  1891  ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1897;  Lie.  1897, 
Pby.  of  Olympia;  Ord.  Oct.  14,  1897,  Pby.  of  Spokane; 
H.  M.  Cosmopolis,  Wash.,  1895 ;  S.  S.  Forbes  Church, 
Portland,  Ore.,  1897;  Bethel  Church,  Spokane,  Wash., 
1897.  Now  S.  S.,  Auburn,  Wash. 

HABERLY,  Adolph,  Bandon,  Ore.— Born,  Switz- 
erland, Nov.  2,  1867;  Lake  Forest  University,  111.,  B. 
A.,  1894;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1897;  Lie.  1898,  by  Pby. 
of  Portland ;  Ord.  1899,  by  Pby.  of  Sacramento ;  S.  S. 
and  Pastor,  Elk  Grove,  Cal.,  1896-98;  Pastor,  Med- 


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S-  School  Missionary,  1902;  S.  S. 
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Ass.,    it)02;   Has  organized     18    S. 
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arch  29,    1860;   Royal   University, 
esleyan   University,   Ph.   B.,    1901, 
.  Sem.,  1897;  Lie.  1896,  Pby.  of 
.  of  Sacramento  ;  Pastor  West- 
Jacramento.  1897-1901  ;  First  Church, 
1901 — ;  President  Alumni  Associa- 
te prizes  for  best  scholarship  in  col- 
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166  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

ROSS,  Archibald  J.,  Bridgeport,  Wash.  —  Born, 
Canada;  Toronto  School  of  Science,  Canada;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1897;  Lie.  1896  and  Ord.  April  12,  1898, 
Pby.  of  San  Francisco ;  Preached  in  Covelo,  Cal.,  etc. 

SMITH,  Cyrus  H. — Home  was  in  Carlyle,  Kan.; 
Emporia  College,  Kan.,  1894;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1897; 
S.  S.  Anderson,  Kan.,  1898;  Virginia  City,  Nev.,  1899; 
Deeth,  Nev.,  1900.  Died  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  January 
29,  1901,  aged  30  years. 

This  was  the  first  and  only  class  of  the  Seminary  to 
receive  their  diplomas  from  an  Alumnus  of  the  Sem- 
inary. 


POST-GRADUATE  1897. 
ENDTER,  John— Woodland,  Cal. 

NON-GRADUATES  OF  1897. 
BECKES,  Ambrose  Everette. 

COMPTON,  Joseph  R.— Received  from  M.  E. 
Church ;  Preached  in  Santa  Clara  Pby.  Church ;  Pastor 
2d  Pby.  Church,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  for  several  years 
past. 

DILWORTH,  Hugh  Perry — Peoria,  Arizona. 

McMURTRY,  Andrew  J.— Lie.  a  Local  Evangelist 
1897,  Pby.  of  Oakland,  and  served  as  such  in  South 
Berkeley  and  Carson  City,  Nev. ;  Ord.  and  preached  in 
different  Churches  in  Nebraska  and  elsewhere. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  167 

CLASS   OF   1898. 

ANNAND,  Edward  Ernest,  Edinburgh,  Scotland- 
Born,  Halifax,  Nov.  i,  1870;  Dalhousie  University,  B. 
A.,  1893;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1898;  Lie.  1899,  Pby.  of 
New  Brunswick ;  Ord.  Oct.  22,  1899,  Pby.  Stockton ; 
Served  Columbia,  Cal.,  1899-01  ;  Harmony  and  North 
River,  N.  S.,  1902-03;  Chalmers  Church,  Halifax,  N.  S., 
1903 ;  Organized  one  Church  at  Stent,  Cal. ;  Built  one 
Church,  $700;  Post-Graduate  student  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  1907. 

HUNT,  Avery  G.,  Ontario,  Can.— South  Western 
Pby.  University,  Tenn. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1898;  Lie. 
1898,  Pby.  of  Benicia;  Preached  in  Payette,  Idaho. 

JONES,  Samuel  Henry,  Reno,  Nev.— Born,  Bailie- 
boro,  Ireland,  Oct.  19,  1871 ;  Partial  course  in  college ; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1898;  Lie.  1898,  Pby.  of  San  Fran- 
cisco ;  Ord.  Nov.  1898,  Pby.  of  Southern  Oregon  ;  S.  S. 
Jacksonville,  Ore.,  1898-00;  Brownsville,  Ore.,  1900- 
03;  Reno,  Nev.,  1903-07;  Organized  one  Church;  Built 
one  Church,  $2,500. 

McADIE,  Robert  Cecil,  Mineral  Wells,  Texas— S. 
F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1898;  Lie.  1903,  Pby.  of  Austin;  Ord. 
1903,  by  same;  S.  S.  Two  Rock,  Cal.,  1898-99;  U.  S. 
Army,  1899-02;  Portales,  New  Mexico,  1902-03;  Porto 
Rico,  1903-04;  Mineral  Wells,  Texas,  1905 — . 

McCULLAGH,  David  H.,  Sacramento,  Cal.— S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1898;  Ord.  Pby.  Willamette;  S.  S.  Dallas, 
Ore.,  1898-00;  Red  Bluff,  Cal.,  1900-05;  Pastor-at- 
Large  for  Pby.  of  Sacramento,  1905 — . 

PATERSON,  Charles  Gordon,  San  Anselmo,  Cal.— 
Born,  Brantford,  Ontario,  Can.,  March  16,  1874;  Uni- 


168  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES' 

versity  of  Toronto,  B.  A.,  1896;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  i! 
Lie.  1898,  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  Ord.  June,  1898,  Pby.  of 
Utah;  Pastor  First  Church,  Springville,  Utah,  1898; 
Holly  Park  Church,  San  Francisco,  1898-1902;  Asst. 
Prof.  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem;.,  1902-06;  Prof.  Church  History 
in  the  same,  June,  1906 — ;  President  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, 1899-00;  Sec.  and  Treas.  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, 1903  to  the  present;  Delivered  address  on  "The 
Minister  in  the  Pulpit"  at  the  Quarter-Centennial  An- 
niversary of  the  Alumni  Association ;  Originator  of 
the  Alumni  Traveling  Scholarship  in  the  Seminary, 
1906. 

SHIER,  Edward  Preston,  Eureka,  Cal. — Born,  near 
Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  Feb.  8,  1867;  College  of  Emporia, 
Kan.,  B.  A.,  1895,  M,  A.,  1898;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1898; 
Lie.  1896,  Pby.  of  Solomon ;  Ord.,  1898,  Pby.  of  Oak- 
land ;  Served  Churches  of  Centerville  and  Eureka,  Cal. ; 
Repaired  Church  in  Eureka,  $3,000;  Moderator  of 
Pby.  of  Benicia,  1903. 

SUTHERLAND,  Walter  M.,  Fulton,  Cal.— Born, 
Hanover,  Ind.,  March  6,  1868;  Hanover  College,  B.  A., 
1895,  M.  A.  1903;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1898;  Lie.  1898, 
Pby.  of  New  Albany  ;  Ord.  Nov.,  1898,  Pby.  of  Benicia; 
Pastor,  Fulton,  Cal.,  1898 — ;  Built  S.  S.  rooms  and 
manse,  $3,700. 

WINTLER,  Henry  H.,  Oakland,  Cal.— Park  Col- 
lege, Mo.,  1894;  S.  F.  Seminary,  1898;  Orel.  June  7, 
1898,  Pby.  of  Sacramento;  S.  S.  Colusa,  Cal.,  1898-99; 
Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  1899-01  ;  Emmanuel  Church,  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  1901 — . 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  169 

NON-GRADUATES  1898. 
BELL,  Alphonso  Edward — Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

BIRRELL,  Peter— Pastor  Bethany  Pby.  Church, 
Whiteland,  Ind. 

BRASEFIELD,  Harvey  D.,  Lafayette  College,  Pa. 
— Lie.  and  ord.  1897,  Pby.  of  Oakland ;  Served  Union- 
Street  Church,  Oakland ;  Went  East  in  Anti-Saloon 
League  Work;  became  follower  of  Dowie. 

DOOLITTLE,  Henry  F.— Franklin,  Ind. 
GUNN,  James  A.  Jr. 

LAYSON,  WiUiam  Humboldt,  LL.  D.,  Centerville, 
Cal.— Pacific  M.  E.  College,  Cal.;  Lie.  1896,  Pby.  of 
San  Francisco;  Ord.  April  13,  1899,  Pby.  of  Los  An- 
geles ;  Organized  Grace  Church,  Berkeley,  Cal.,  1907, 
and  has  built  a  house  of  worship. 

MARSHALL,  H.  Foster — Address  not  known. 

CLASS  OF  1899. 

BLEAKNEY,  William  H.,  Pendleton,  Ore.— Grove 
City  College,  1894;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1899;  Lie.  and 
Ord.;  S.  S.  Elgin,  Ore.,  1900;  P.  E.  Summerville,  Ore., 
1901  ;  Pastor  Elgin,  Ore.,  1902-03 ;  Pastor  and  Teach- 
er, Pendleton,  Ore.,  1904;  Principal  Presbyterian 
Academy,  Pendleton,  Ore.,  1905 — ;  Director  of  the  S. 
F.  Theo.  Sem.  since  1904. 

CORNELISON,  James  Maupin,  Pendleton,  Ore.— 
Born,  Richmond,  Ky.,  Nov.  8,  1876;  Centre  College, 
Ky.,  B.  A.,  1896;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1899;  Lie.  1898, 
Pby.  of  Transylvania ;  Ord.  1899,  by  Pby.  of  East  Ore- 


170  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

gon ;  Missionary  to  the  Umatilla  Indians  and  S.  S.  at 
Indian  Church,  near  Pendleton,  Or.,  1900 — ;  Organ- 
ized one  Sabbath  School ;  Built  one  Church,  value 
$1,500;  Preaches  in  the  Indian  language  and  is  doing  a 
self-denying  work  for  "the  wards  of  our  nation/' 

LITTLE,  James— Preached  at  Concord,  Cal.  Ad- 
dress not  known. 

FISHER,  Philip  A. — Born  in  San  Francisco,  i86g; 
University  of  California;  S.  F.  Seminary,  1899;  Ord. 
Jan.  i,  1900,  by  the  Pby;  of  Oakland;  S.  S.  Walnut 
Creek,  Cal.,  1899-1902;  Mill  City,  Ore.,  1902-4.  Died 
August  27,  1904,  aged  33  years.  Author,  "Fisher  Gen- 
ealogy." 

HE1SSEL,  Charles  P.,  Arcata,  Cal.— Born,  Indiana, 
1874;  Pacific  Methodist  College,  B.  A.,  1895;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1899;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  1899,  Pby.  of  Be- 
nicia ;  Pastor  Grizzly  Bluff  and  Port  Kenyon,  Cal., 
1899-1902;  Arcata,  Cal.,  1902 — ;  Moderator  of  Pby. 
and  President  County  Christian  Endeavor  Union ;  Or- 
ganized one  Sabbath  School. 

JONES,  R.  C.,  Petchaburee,  Siam— Born,  Coytel, 
Tenn.,  1871;  Marysville  College,  Tenn.,  B.  A.,  1894; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1899;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  1899,  by  Union 
Pby. ;  Teacher  Huntsville  Academy,  Tenn.,  1894-5, 
and  in  Maryville  College,  1895-6;  S.  S.  Cloyd's  Creek, 
Tenn.,  1896;  Newark,  Cal.,  1898-9;  Author  of  a  Com- 
mentary on  Amos;  Commissioner  to  Gen.  Ass.,  1906; 
Missionary  Petchaburee,  Siam,  1899  to  1906,  when 
he  came  home  on  furlough  for  one  year. 

PRATT,  Harry  H.,  Portland,  Or.— Born,  Salem, 
111.,  1867;  Emporia  College,  Kan.,  A.  B.,  1896,  M.  A. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  171 

1899;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1899;  Lie.  by  the  Pby.  of  Em- 
poria ;  Ord.  1899,  by  same ;  S.  S.  Atglen  and  Chris- 
tiana, Pa.,  1901-2 ;  Pastor  Forbes  Church,  Portland, 
Or.,  1902 — ;  Moderator  Pby.  of  Portland,  1904;  Built 
Forbes  Church,  valued  at  $7,000;  Received  233  mem- 
bers in  five  years. 

SOPER,  Abraham  D.,  Portland,  Ore.— Born,  Lon- 
don, Ontario,  Nov.  24,  1866;  General  Secretary  Y.  M. 
C.  A.;  Student  in  Portland  Academy  and  University; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1899;  Lie.  1894  by  Pby.  of  Portland; 
Ord.  1900  by  same;  S.  S.  Bolinas,  Cal.,  1898;  S.  S.  and 
Pastor  Springwater,  Ore.,  1899-1902;  Superintendent 
Institutional  Department  ist  Pby.  Church,  Portland, 
Ore.,  1902-07;  Author  of  "Amos — The  Book  and 
Prophet" ;  Built  Men's  Resort  and  People's  Institute, 
Portland,  value  $15,000;  Serving  Millard  Ave.  Church. 
Portland,  Ore.,  1904. 


NON-GRADUATES  1899. 

CAMERON,    Hugh    Dallas— Pastor    Pby.    Church. 
Horseheads,  N.  Y. 

GRAHAM,  Samuel  T.— Pastor   Dutch   Neck   Pby. 
Church,  Newark,  N.  J. 

SHIFFLER,  Samuel  Fetterolf. 


CLASS  OF  1900. 

EASTMAN,  Robert  S.,  Berkeley.  Cal.— Born,  Green- 
ville, Ohio,  June  7,  1876;  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  B.  A., 
1897,  M-  A.,  1900;  S.  F.  Seminary,  1900;  Lie.  1899  by 


172  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

Pby.  of  San  Jose ;  Ord.  1900  by  Pby.  of  Oakland ;  S.  S. 
Danville,  Cal.,  1900-03  ;  Pastor  South  Berkeley,  1903 — ; 
Special  address  on  "Higher  Criticism"  at  first  Alumni 
Conference,  San  Anselmo;  Moderator  Pby.  of  Oak- 
land, 1901  ;  Secretary  Alumni  Association ;  Building 
new  Church  in  Berkeley  to  cost  about  $10,000. 

HOPPING,  Theodore,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.— Born, 
New  Jersey,  Nov.  7,  1867;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1900;  Lie. 
1900  by  Pby.  of  Santa  Barbara;  Ord.  by  same,  1900; 
Preached  at  Carpinteria,  Cal.,  1900-2 ;  Santa  Paula, 
Cal.,  1902-4,  and  Deming,  New  Mexico,  1904-6 ;  Organ- 
ized one  Sabbath  School. 

ROACH,  George  H.,  Bandon,  Ore. — Born,  Junction 
City,  Ore.,  Feb.  22,  1874;  Stanford  University,  B.  A.. 
1897;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1900;  Lie.  by  Pby.  of  Port- 
land, 1900;  Ord.  by  same,  1900;  Pastor  Camas,  Ore., 
1900-05;  S.  S.  Bandon,  Ore.,  1905 — ;  Temporary  Clerk 
Pby.  of  Olympia,  1903 ;  Preached  sermon  at  organiza- 
tion of  Presbyterian  Church,  Ellsworth,  Wash. 

SMITH,  Ray  "Caldwell,  Fatchgarh,  India— Gradu- 
ate of  Parsons  College,  1897 ;  Took  three  years'  course 
in  Seminary;  Graduated  1900;  Ord.  by  Pby.  of  Beni- 
cia,  1900;  Foreign  Missionary,  India,  1900 — . 

SPAAN,  William  C.,  Lakeport,  Cal.— Born,  Orange 
City,  Iowa,  Feb.  10,  1874;  Iowa  College,  B.  A.,  1896; 
S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1900;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  1900,  by  Pby.  of 
Benicia ;  S.  S.  Crescent  City,  Cal.,  1900-05 ;  Lakeport, 
Cal.,  1905 — .  Improvements  Crescent  City  Church, 
$800. 

STRACHAN,  Andrew  C.,  Arcola,  Assiniboia,  Can- 
ada— Born,  Ormistown,  Canada,  Nov.  28,  1871 ;  Mani- 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  173 

toba  College,  Winnipeg,  Canada,  B.  A.,  1896;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1900 :  Lie.  and  Ord.  1900  by  the  Pby.  of 
San  Francisco;  S.  S.  Dixon,  Cal.,  1898-1901;  Pastor- 
Elect  Vacaville,  Cal.,  1901-02;  Pastor,  Arcola,  1902 — ; 
Convener  of  Home  Missions,  Arcola  Pby.,  1902 ;  Presi- 
dent of  the  Alumni  Association,  1901 ;  Organized  one 
Church ;  Built  Church  at  Arcola,  value  $8,500 ;  and 
manse  at  same  place,  value  $2,500. 

TEMPLETON,  Harry  S.,  Enterprise,  Ore.— Born, 
Halsey,  Ore.,  April  23,  1874;  University  of  Ore.,  B. 
A.,  1891 ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1900;  Lie.  1898,  by  Pby.  of 
Willamette ;  Ord.  1900,  by  the  same ;  Pastor  West- 
minster Church,  Portland,  Or.,  1901-04;  S.  S.  Enter- 
prise and  Joseph,  Ore.,  1905 — ;  Moderator  Pby.  of 
Portland,  1903 :  President  of  the  Alumni  Association 
in  Oregon,  1903 ;  Organized  Grace  Pby.  Church,  Mil- 
ton, Ore.,  and  two  Sabbath  Schools ;  Raised  a  Church 
debt  of  $4,700. 

WELBON,  Arthur  G.,  Seoul,  Korea— Born,  East- 
manville,  Mich.,  1866;  Macalester  College,  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  B.  A.,  1897;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1900;  Ord.  by 
the  Pby.  of  Benicia,  1900;  Went  as  Foreign  Mission- 
ary to  Seoul,  Korea,  in  1900 — . 


NON-GRADUATES  1900. 

CORNELL,  Howard  L.— Last  known  address,  S.  S. 
Grand  View  Park  Church,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  1902. 

EDGAR,  Alfred  Cyrus — Home  Missionary,  Needles, 
Cal.,  1906. 


174  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

RAINES,  Alfred  Herman— S.   S.   First   Church  of 
Ridgefield,  Wash.,  1906. 

HARRISS,  William  Hiram — Last  known  address, 
Hanford,  Cal.,  1900. 

HUTCHINSON,  George  Arthur— Address  in  1900, 
Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

MAST,  William  A.— Pastor  Heyworth,  111.,  1906. 
MATSUNAGA,  Furino— Address  unknown. 
RALEY,  Edward  D.— Arcata,  Cal.,  1900. 


CLASS  OF  1901. 

DOUGLASS,  Charles  A.,  city  of  Meshed,  Persia- 
Home,  Greenfield,  Ohio;  Lake  Forest  University,  111., 
B.  A.;  Took  full  course  in  the  Seminary;  Graduated 
1901 ;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1901  by  the  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  In- 
stalled as  Foreign  Missionary  Pastor  of  Union-Street 
Pby.  Church,  Oakland,  Cal.,  and  went  as  missionary 
to  Persia  1901.  One  writes,  "His  letters  are  mar- 
vels of  description  and  fervor." 

HILLARD,  Harry,  San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal. — Born, 
Mendham,  New  Jersey,  1865 ;  Studied  in  Princeton 
University ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1901 :  Lie.  1900,  Pby.  of 
Oakland ;  Ord.  1901  by  same ;  Evangelist  and  State 
Secretary  Cal.  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Work  for  several  years; 
Assistant  Pastor  First  Pby.  Church,  Berkeley,  Cal.. 
1897-1902;  Pastor  San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal.,  1902 — ;  Built 
Church  at  San  Luis  Obispo,  $10,000. 

JACOBS,  Hyman,  Blunt,  South  Dakota— Born  in 
Russia,  1864;  Attended  Hebrew  College  in  Lipno  and 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  175 

received  a  diploma  of  the  "Holy  Office"  in  the  Syna- 
gogue in  1892 ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1901  ;  Lie.  1899,  Pby. 
of  San  Francisco;  Ord.  1901  by  the  same;  Missionary 
to  the  Jews  in  S.  F.,  1901-2;  S.  S.  Mount  Carmel,  Cal., 
1902;  Ladd,  111.,  1902-04;  Burton,  111.,  1904-05,  and 
Blunt,  S.  D.,  1905 — ;  Author  "From  Darkness  Unto 
Light,"  and  "Discovery  of  Chinese  Jews";  Special 
lecture  on  "My  Conversion  From  Rabbinical  Judaism 
to  Biblical  Christianity." 

McCLEMENT,  Thomas  B.— Without  charge  1906, 
New  York  City. 

MILLER,  Edward  Hughes,  Seoul,  Korea — Born, 
Rouseville,  Pa.,  July  18,  1873;  Occidental  College,  B. 
A.,  1898;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1901 ;  Lie.  1900,  Ord.  May 
2,  1901,  Pby.  of  Oakland;  S.  S.  Newark,  Cal.,  1900-01  ; 
Bolinas,  Cal.,  1900;  Organizing  Educational  Work, 
Seoul,  Korea,  1901-04;  Principal  John  D.  Wells'  Train- 
ing School  for  Christian  Workers,  Seoul,  1904 ;  Teach- 
er in  Union  School,  1905-07;  Appointed  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary April  15,  1901;  Arrived  in  Korea  September 
12,  1901;  Sec.  Seoul  Station,  1903 — ;  Sec.  Gen.  Coun- 
cil Prot.  Ev.  Missions  in  Korea,  1906 — ;  Built  two 
schools  and  two  residences,  $13,000;  Assisted  in  evan- 
gelistic work,  1902;  Co-Pastor  Seoul  Church,  1906 — . 

SAKABE,  Tasaburo  Nobol,  Lodi,  Cal.— Born,  Ko- 
senba,  Japan,  1870;  Educated  in  private  schools;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1901;  Lie.  and  Ord.  April  10,  1901,  Pby. 
of  San  Francisco ;  Preacher  and  teacher  to  Japanese 
young  men,  1901-05  ;  Rescue  work  for  Japanese  slave 
girls,  same  time ;  Self-supporting  missionary  to  Japa- 
nese, San  Francisco,  1905-06;  Lost  his  all  in  San  Fran- 


176  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

cisco  earthquake  and  Hre  April,  1906;  now  laboring  to 
establish  "An  ideal  Japanese  Colony,"  Lodi,  Cal. 

SEYMOUR,  Edward  L.,  Albay,  Philippine  Island* 
—Born,  Turin,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1871 ;  Park  College,. 
Mo.,  B.  A.,  1898 ;  S.  F.  Seminary,  1901 ;  Not  licensed 
nor  ordained  ;  Supervising  teacher  Albay,  P.  I.,  1906 — , 


NON-GRADUATES  1901. 

AXTELL,  Mowry  Smith— Pastor  Pby.  Church, 
Winnebago,  111. 

CUNNINGHAM,  James  Scott— Went  from  Detroit, 
Mich.,  as  Foreign  Missionary  to  Gabttn,  West  Africa. 
1901  ;  Address  1906,  156  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York. 

FRIEND,  William  Nat,  Golden,  Colorado— Home, 
Oakland,  Cal. ;  University  of  California,  1896 ;  S.  F, 
Theo.  Sem.,  1901  ;  Had  practiced  law,  and  gave  this 
up  for  the  ministry.  Pastor  Golden,  Colo.,  1901 — . 

MILLER,  Arthur  Burnham,  Lake  City,  la. — Born, 
Garnett,  Kan.,  1876;  Emporia  College,  Kan.,  B.  A., 
1898;  Junior  year  in  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  McCormick 
Seminary,  1901  ;  Pastor  Castleton,  N.  D.,  1901-02;  S.  S. 
Austin,  Minn.,  1903 ;  S.  S.  Odeboldt,  la.,  1904-05 ;  Pas- 
for  Lake  City,  la.,  1905 — . 


CLASS  OF  1902. 

ALLEN,  Eli  T.,  Irrigon,  Ore. — Born  in  Petrolia, 
Canada,  Sept.  5,  1871  ;  Missionary  teacher  in  Manual 
Training  School,  Persia,  under  Presbyterian  Board, 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  177 

1891-5;  Educated  in  Technical  Institute,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  and  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902; 
Lie.  and  Ord.  1902  by  the  Pby.  of  Portland,  Ore. ;  S. 
S.  Pope  Valley,  Cal.,  190001 ;  Asst.  Pastor  First  Pby. 
Church,  Portland,  Ore.,  1902-05 ;  Pastor  of  Church  at 
Irrigon,  Ore.,  from  its  organization,  1905 — .  Built 
one  manse,  value  $1,500.  Superintendent  of  Men's 
Resort,  Portland,  Ore.,  1898-9. 

ERVINE,  James,  Pukekohe,  Auckland,  New  Zea- 
land— Born  in  Knock  Iveagh,  Ireland,  Nov.  I,  1872; 
Royal  University,  Ireland ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902 ; 
Lie.  1902  by  the  Pby.  of  Benicia ;  Ord.  1902  by  the 
Pby.  of  Central  Washington  ;  Pastor  Cle-Elum,  Wash., 
1902-03 ;  S.  S.  Naches  Valley,  Wash.,  1903-05 ;  Pastor 
Pukekohe,  N.  Z.,  1905 — .  Moderator  Pby.  of  Central 
Washington,  1904. 

HERRIOTT,  Clarence  D.,  Hangchow,  China- 
Born,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  March  2,  1878;  University  of 
California,  B.  A.,  1899;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902;  Lie. 
1901  by  the  Pby.  of  San  Jose;  Ord.  1902  by  the  same; 
Missionary  in  Hangchow,  China;  Evangelistic  work, 
in  charge  of  the  Fongyang  field  1903 — .  He  writes 
from  Fongyang  March  3,  1906:  "China  seems  to  be 
the  greatest  field  in  the  world  from  almost  every  point 
of  view  for  enlarging  the  Kingdom  of  God." 

MEEKER,  John,  Alomogordo,  New  Mexico — Born. 
Tamaqua,  Pa.,  March  15,  1876;  University  of  Woos- 
ter,  Ohio,  B.  A.,  1896;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902;  Post- 
Graduate  Princeton,  N.  J.,  1903  ;  Lie.  1902  by  the  Pby. 
of  Palmyra;  Ord.  1903  by  the  Pby.  of  Rio  Grande; 
Professor  of  Greek  and  Science,  Brookfield,  Mo.,  1897- 


178  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

99;  S.  S.  and  Pastor  Portales,  N.  M.,  1903-06;  S.  S, 
Almogordo,  N.  M.,  1906 — ;  Moderator  Pby.  of  the 
Pecos  Valley,  1905 ;  Assisted  in  organizing  one 
Church;  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  New  Mexico, 
1906-07;  Commissioner  to  the  General  Assembly, 
1907. 

MURRAY,  James,  Denver,  Idaho — Born,  Marlette, 
Mich.,  April  26,  1868;  Macalaster  College,  Minn.,  B. 
A.,  1899;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902;  Lie.  1902  by  the  Pby. 
of  Central  Washington  ;  S.  S.  Everson  and  Nooksackr 
Wash.,  1902-05 ;  Denver  and  Mt.  Zion,  Idaho,  1905 ; 
Asotin,  Wash.,  1906 — ;  Moderator  of  the  Pby.  of 
Puget  Sound,  1904. 

PIEPENBURG,  Edward  R.,  Colony  Center,  Cal.— 
Born,  Clifton,  Wis.,  August  21,  1872;  Occidental  Col- 
lege, Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902 ;  Post- 
Graduate,  1905;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1905  by  the  Pby.  of 
Stockton ;  Pastor,  ist  Church  of  Dos  Palos,  Colon}. 
Center,  Cal.,  1905 — . 

WIGHT,  Albert  W.— Born,  Osage  City,  Kan.,  Jan- 
uary u,  1874;  Albany  College,  Ore.,  B.  A.,  1898;  S.  F. 
Seminary,  1902 ;  Was  never  ordained ;  Died  Nov. 
20,  1903. 

WOODWARD,  Charles  R,  Roswell,  Idaho— Born 
near  Des  Moines,  la.,  1872;  Park  College,  Mo.,  B.  A., 
1899;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1902;  Ord.,  Pby.  of  Willam- 
ette, Ore.,  1902;  S.  S.  Eugene,  Ore.,  1902-04;  Oakland 
and  Yoncalla,  Ore.,  1904-06;  Pastor  Roswell,  Idaho, 
1906 — ;  Stated  Clerk  Pby.  S.  Oregon;  Built  one 
Church,  value  $4,000. 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  179 

NON-GRADUATES  1902. 

The  following  non-graduate  members  of  the  class  of 
1902  became  ministers: 

Geo.  W.  Brown,  Delta,  Ohio. 

Elmer  E.  Fix,  Dinuba,  Cal. 

James  G.  Gillespie,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

George  Stanly,  Bushford,  Minn. 

These  did  not  enter  the  ministry  so  far  as  known : 

Messrs.  Albert  E.  Ballis,  David  C.  Kerr,  George  R. 
Kerr,  Cornelius  H.  Spaan  and  William  Marshall. 


CLASS  OF  1903. 

MAGARY,  Alvin  E.,  Oswego,  N.  Y.— Born,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  July  12,  1877;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1903: 
Lie.  1902,  Pby.  of  San  Francisco;  Ord.,  1903,  Pby.  of 
Benicia;  S.  S.  Belvedere,  Cal..  1902-04;  Pastor,  Os- 
wego, N.  Y.,  1905 — . 


CLASS  OF  1904. 

HAYS,  Herbert  E.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah— Born, 
Walnut  Grove,  Mo.,  August  12,  1875;  Drury  College, 
Springfield,  Mo.,  B.  A.,  1899;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem..  1904; 
Lie.  and  Ord.,  1904,  Dy  the  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Pastor,  Westminster  Church,  San  Francisco,  1904-6; 
President  of  the  Alumni  Association,  1904;  Organized 
one  Sabbath  School. 

McDOUGALL,  William  S.,  Walton,  N.  Y.— Born, 
Chariton,  la..  Nov.  27,  1878;  Monmouth  College,  111., 
B.  A.,  1901  ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1904;  Lie.,  1903,  by  the 


180 

Pby.  of  Des  Moines,  U.  P.  Church ;  Ord.,  1904, 
by  the  Pby.  Delaware,  U.  P.  Church ;  Pastor  Mundale 
U.  P.  Church,  1904 — . 

MARSHALL,  W.  Ellsworth,  Spangler,  Pa.— Born, 
Butler,  Pa. ;  June  20,  1875  5  Grove  City  College,  Pa., 
B.  A.,  1904;  S.  F.  Seminary,  1904;  Lie.,  1902,  by  the 
Pby.  of  Butler ;  Ord.,  1905,  by  Pby.  of  Lake  Superior ; 
S.  S.  Two  Rock,  Cal.,  1902;  Tomales,  Cal.,  1902-03; 
Grand  Marias,  Mich.,  1904-5 ;  Spangler,  Pa.,  1905 — . 
Organized  two  Sabbath  Schools. 

SENOUYE,  Hironari,  Tokyo,  Japan  —  Born  in 
Japan ;  Student  in  Gacshuin  College,  Japan  ;  Took  spe- 
cial three  years'  course  in  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem. ;  Gradu- 
ated 1904;  Pastor  Shiba-ku  Church,  Tokyo,  Japan, 
1907—. 


CLASS  OF  1905. 

CLIFFORD,  William  J.,  Monterey,  Cal.— Reared  in 
San  Francisco ;  Elder  in  Mizpah  Church,  San  Fran- 
cisco;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1905;  Pastor  Lane-Street 
Church,  Seattle,  Wash.,  1905-06;  S.  S.  Monterey,  Cal., 
1907. 

MARSH,  Fred  Raymond,  Wray,  Col.— Born,  Ox- 
ford, O.,  1878;  Bowdoin  College,  B.  A.,  1899;  Prince- 
ton University,  M.  A.,  1904;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1905; 
Ord.  August  9,  1905,  by  the  Pby.  of  Denver;  S.  S. 
Wray,  Col.,  1905-07;  Organized  one  Sunday  School; 
Built  one  Church,  $8,000;  Published  ''Souvenir  of 
Wray,  Col." 

PARKER,   William  E.,  Jr.,   San   Francisco — Born, 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES  181 

Hurdland,  Mo.,  Sept.  16,  1873 ;  Student  in  Hurdland 
College,  University  of  California,  University  of  Ore- 
gon, and  State  Normal  School,  San  Jose,  Cal. ;  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  L.L.  B.,  1900;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1905;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1905  by  Pby.  of  San  Francisco; 
Lawyer,  Portland,  Ore.,  1897-1902;  Pastor  Olivet 
Church,  San  Francisco,  1905 — .  Delivered  addresses 
in  Teachers'  Institutes,  University  Extension  Socie- 
ties, Bar  Associations,  etc. 

SHARPE,  James  Henry,  Red  Bluff.  Cal.— Born, 
Scotland;  McGill  University,  1900;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1905 ;  Ord.,  Oct.  18,  1905,  by  Pby.  of  Sacramento ; 
Pastor  Red  Bluff,  1905—. 

STEVENS,  Paul  G.,  Covina,  Cal.— Born,  Fayette, 
la.,  May  6,  1871  ;  Lenox  College,  B.  A.,  1901  ;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Sem.,  1903 ;  Lie.  and  Ord.  1905  by  the  Pby.  of 
San  Francisco ;  S.  S.  Franklin-Street  Church,  San 
Francisco,  1905-06;  Covina,  Cal.,  1906 — . 

TRACY,  Leland  Howard,  Aguadilla,  Porto  Rico- 
Born  near  Stockton,  Cal.,  Feb.  26,  1878 ;  University  of 
California,  B.  L.,  1900;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1905;  Lie. 
and  Ord.,  May  29,  1905,  Pby.  of  Oakland ;  Teacher 
Japanese  Government  School,  1901-02;  Missionary 
Larer,  Porto  Rico,  1905 :  In  charge  Aguadilla  and 
Moca  Stations,  Porto  Rico,  1905 — .  Has  organized  six 
Sabbath  Schools  in  Porto  Rico. 

VOORHIES,  Gilbert,  Early,  Iowa— Born,  Frank- 
lin, Indiana,  April  15,  1878;  Hanover  College,  Ind.,  B. 
A.,  1901 ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1905 ;  Lie.,  1905,  Pby.  of 
Indianapolis;  Ord.  May  22,  1905,  by  the  same;  S.  S. 
Haskins,  la.,  1905-07;  Early,  la.,  1907 — . 


182  BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCHES 

WHIPKEY,  Andrew  Jackson,  Council,  Northern 
Alaska — Lived  in  Sculton,  Pa. ;  Taylor  University,  B. 
A.,  1898;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1905;  After  graduating, 
went  as  a  missionary  to  Northern  Alaska.  He  is  do- 
ing a  self-denying  and  excellent  work  for  the  Master 
in  "The  Solitary  Places,"  where  he  has  communication 
with  the  outer  world  but  once  a  year. 


CLASS  OF  1906. 
THE  "EARTHQUAKE  CLASS." 

ARAI,  Shohei,  Tokyo,  Japan — National  English 
School,  Tokyo,  Japan ;  S.  F.  Seminary,  1906. 

BYERS,  George  Douglass,  Hoihow,  Hainan,  China 
—Lived  in  Coquille,  Ore. ;  Abany  College,  A.  B.,  1903 ; 
S.  F.  Seminary,  1906;  S.  S.  Dixon,  Cal.,  1904-05,  while 
student  in  the  Seminary;  Upon  graduating  went  as  a 
Foreign  Missionary  to  China. 

CRICHTON,  Robert  A,  Healdsburg,  Cal.— Born, 
Ontario,  Can.,  July  12,  1870;  Montana  Western  Uni- 
versity, B.  A.,  1901  ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1906;  Lie.,  1901, 
Pby.  of  Helena ;  Ord.,  1902,  by  same ;  S.  S.  Pony, 
Mon.,  1901-03;  Two  Rock  ana  Novato,  Cal.,  1903-05; 
S.  S.  and  Pastor  Healdsburg,  1905 — ;  Ruling  Elder, 
1893-02;  Organized  two  Sabbath  Schools  in  Montana; 
Reconstructed  four  Home  Mission  Churches. 

HANKS,  Ebenezer  J.,  Salt  Lake,  Utah— Westmin- 
ster College,  Salt  Lake,  B.  A.,  1903;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1906. 

HOOD,  Robert  McMaster,  Culdesac,  Idaho — Born, 
Sparta,  111.,  July  7,  1879;  Macalester,  College,  Minn., 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES  183 

B.  A.,  1903;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1906;  Lie.  and  Ord., 
June  26,  1906,  by  the  Pby.  of  Walla  Walla ;  S.  S.  Cul- 
desac,  Ida.,  1906 — ;  Organized  several  Sabbath  Schools 
and  helped  to  build  the  Pby.  Church  at  Glen- 
burn,  N.  D. 

THOMSON,  James,  Jr.,  Stites,  Idaho— Born,  Ire- 
land, 1878;  Albany  College,  Ore.,  B.  A.,  1903;  S.  F. 
Theo.  Seminary,  1906;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  June,  1906,  Pby. 
of  Walla  Walla;  While  a  student  supplied  Florence 
and  Zena,  Ore. ;  Trout  Lake,  Wash. ;  Dixon,  Cal. ;  S. 
S.  Stites,  Idaho,  1906 — ;  Built  two  Churches,  $1,500 
and  $2,000. 

WILLIS,  Arthur  Robson,  Walnut  Creek,  Cal.^ 
Home  was  in  Reger,  Mo. ;  Lake  Forest  University, 
111.,  B.  A.,  1903;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem.,  1906;  Lie.,  Ord., 
and  Installed,  May  4,  1906,  Pby.  of  Oakland ;  Pastor 
Walnut  Creek,  Cal.,  1906 — .  Earthquake,  graduation, 
licensure,  ordination,  installation  and  marriage  all  in 
one  year  !  Well  done. 

WALKER,  Pitt  Montgomery,  Fall  River  Mills, 
Cal. — Born  near  McComb,  111.,  Nov.  i,  1875;  Macalas- 
ter  College,  Minn. ;  B.  A.,  1903 ;  S.  F.  Theo.  Sem., 
1906;  Lie.  and  Ord.,  Oct.  16,  1906,  by  the  Pby.  of  Sac- 
ramento; S.  S.  Fall  River  Mills,  Cal.,  1906 — .  Organ- 
ized one  Sabbath  School. 

POST-GRADUATE  STUDENTS  1907. 
HANKS,  Ebenezer  J.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

YATSU,  Zenjiro,  Sendai,  Japan — North  Japan  Col- 
lege, 1890;  North  Japan  Seminary,  1902;  Post-Gradu- 
ate S.  F.  Seminary,  1907. 


SUMMARY. 


From  the  foregoing-  sketches  the  following  summary 
has  been  made,  but  in  results  the  figures  evidently  fall 
below  the  real  facts  in  many  respects  : — 
Whole  number  of  students  from  the  beginning     -     241 
Whole  number  of  graduates      -  -     -     149 

These  have  come  from  twelve  foreign  countries,  the 
largest  number  (fifteen)  coming  from  Canada. 

They  have  come  from  twenty-five  States  of  our  Union, 
California  leading  with  eleven  Native  Sons. 

They  have  been  educated  in  seventy  colleges,  Park 
College,  Mo.,  and  the  University  of  California  being  at 
the  head  with  seven  each. 

Fifty  of  these  colleges  are  in  the  United  States  and 
twenty  are  in  other  lands. 

First  regularly  enrolled  student — James  L.  Woods. 

First  graduate — Charles  W.  Anthony. 

First  to  take  full  three  years'  course — James  L.  Drum. 

First  Alumnus  Professor — Charles  G.  Paterson. 

First  Native  Son  graduate — Franklin  Rhoda. 

First  Post-Graduate — J.  P.  Rich. 

First  to  preach  in  a  foreign  land — F.  H.  Robinson. 

First  President  of  the  Board  of  Directors — James 
Curry. 

Longest  pastorate  (twenty-one  and  one  half  years) — 
W.  H.  Darden. 

Longest  in  the  service  (forty  years) — J.  H.  Cornwall. 


186  SUMMARY 

Organized  most  Sabbath -schools  (eighteen) — Adolph 
Haberly, 

Six  have  been  Directors  of  the  Seminary  and  five  are 
such  at  present. 

Two  have  delivered  the  Commencement  Address. 

Five  have  been  Moderators  of  Synods. 

About  sixty  are  at  work  for  the  Master  in  California, 
one  hundred  and  twenty  in  the  whole  United  States,  a 
score  probably  in  other  Christian  lands,  while  thirteen 
have  gone  to  preach  the  gospel  in  heathen  countries. 

These  laborers  have  organized  forty  churches  and 
ninety  Sabbath -schools  (probably  many  more),  and  built 
up  educational  institutions. 

They  have  built  about  sixty  houses  of  worship,  many 
manses,  and  improved  other  church  property  to  the  value 
of  probably  half  a  million  dollars  in  all,  while  those  added 
to  the  churches  are  numbered  by  the  thousands,  and 
many  have  been  helped  to  better  Christian  lives  and  more 
useful  service  for  Christ  and  His  cause. 

It  is  a  widely  extended,  strong  and  good  influence 
that  has  gone  out  from  our  Seminary  through  her 
Alumni  and  Students,  and  eternity  alone  will  reveal  all 
of  the  blessed  results. 


OUR  TRANSLATED  BROTHERS. 


CLASS. 

DIED. 

Dinsmore,  James  M.    - 

1878 

Dockery,  Donald  M. 

-  1889 

Jan.        27,  1890 

Donaldson,  John  M.    • 

1896 

Fisher,  Philip  A. 

-  1899 

March,         1905 

Hemphill,  Joseph   - 

1881 

April       6,  1900 

Hoshino,  Otto,  M.  D. 

-  1895 

Mathena,  Eber  G.,  D.  D. 

1881 

August  18,  1901 

Okuno,  Takenosuki  -     -     - 

-  1894 

Pollock,  Samuel  W. 

1883 

January,      1905 

Rich,  John  P. 

-  1884 

Robertson,  Alexander  T. 

1878 

Sept.      21,  1894 

Smith,  Cyrus  H.  - 

-  1897 

Jan.        29,  1901 

Stewart,  Thomas  B.    - 

1883 

Tallmadge,  William   H. 

-  1875 

Feb.       24,  1880 

Wrig-ht,  Albert  W. 

1902 

Nov.       20,  1903 

"They  rest  from    their 

labors    and 

their  works   do 

follow  them." 

QUARTER-CENTENNIAL    ANNIVERSARY 

OF  THE  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION. 

(1881-1906.) 


Arrangements  were  made  for  the  observance  of  the 
twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  the  organization  of  the 
Alumni  Association  in  connection  with  the  Commence- 
ment exercises  in  April,  1906;  but,  on  account  of  the 
earthquake  and  fire  of  April  18th  of  that  year,  the 
exercises  were  postponed  for  one  year. 

Accordingly,  on  the  morning  of  April  25,  1907,  a 
goodly  number  of  the  Alumni  and  their  friends  gath- 
ered together  in  the  Assembly  Room  of  Scott  Library 
Hall  for  these  exercises. 

Much  to  the  regret  of  the  audience,  Mr.  Hicks  was 
not  able  to  be  present,  on  account  of  sickness;  but,  at 
the  request  of  the  other  Alumni,  Professor  Charles  G. 
Paterson  consented  to  take  his  place,  and  spoke  on  the 
theme,  "The  Minister  in  the  Pulpit." 

This  anniversary  also  marked  the  close  of  the  thirty- 
six  years  of  the  work  of  the  Seminary,  and  the  history 
of  the  alumni  and  students  covers  that  whole  period. 
The  Historical  Address  is  published  because  of  the  his- 
tory it  contains. 


PROGRAMME. 


Chairman — Rev.   G.  D.  B.  Stewart,   President   of  the 
Association. 

1.  Hymn — "All  Hail  the  Power  of  Jesus'  Name." 

2.  Responsive  Reading. 

3.  Prayer  Rev.  Professor  W.  H.  Landon,  D.  D. 

4.  Alumni  Historical  Address,  Rev.  James  Curry,  D.D. 

5 .  Hymn—' '  Rock  of  Ages . ' ' 

6.  Address,  "An  Optimistic  Outlook" 

-   Rev.  Arthur    Hicks 

7.  Hymn— "The  Son  of  God  Goes  Forth  to  War." 

8.  Benediction. 


ALUMNI     HISTORICAL    ADDRESS    AT 

THE  QUARTER-CENTENNIAL 

ANNIVERSARY. 


BY   JAMES   CURRY,  D.  D. 

Mr.  President,  Fellow  Alumni,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 
It  is  with  feeling's  of  much  pleasure,  and  also  with 
an  appreciation  of  the  honor  bestowed  upon  me,  that  I 
appear  before  you  at  this  time.  This  occasion  is  to 
celebrate  the  quarter  -  centennial  anniversary  of  the 
organization  of  our  Alumni  Association.  It  is  our 
Silver  Jubilee,  and  you  have  asked  me  to  deliver  the 
Historical  address,  because  that  I  have  been  more  closely 
identified  with  the  origin  and  history  of  our  Association 
than  any  others. 

The  Alumni  body  of  our  Seminary  began  its  life  and 
growth  on  May  15,  1873,  when  Charles  W.  Anthony  was 
graduated  and  received  the  first  diploma  ever  issued  by 
the  institution;  but  the  origin  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion as  an  organized  body  was  later,  and  came  about  in 
this  wise: 

One  beautiful  day  in  September,  1880,  two  members 
of  the  class  of  '77  were  visiting  at  my  home,  near  San 
Pablo,  from  which  we  could  look  out  upon  the  Bay  and 
City  of  San  Francisco  and  through  the  Golden  Gate 
upon  the  great  western  sea.  In  the  course  of  our  con- 


192  HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 

versation  about  our  Alma  Mater  and  its  interests  it 
occurred  to  me  that  the  Alumni  might  be  helpful  to  her , 
and  I  suggested  to  them  that  we  take  steps  to  organize 
an  Alumni  Association.  These  brethren — Revs.  A.  EL 
Croco  and  Williell  Thomson — approved  of  the  object,  and 
it  was  decided  that  I  should  issue  a  letter  to  the  Alumni , 
asking  that  a  conference  be  held  to  consider  the  matter 
during  the  meetings  of  Synod  in  San  Jose  in  October 
following. 

This  I  did,  and  in  the  meantime  I  entered  into  corre- 
spondence with  Princeton  and  other  seminaries  in  the 
East  to  get  information  about  their  Alumni  Associations 
and  their  methods  of  operation.  From  information  thus 
gained  I  drew  up  a  constitution,  modeled  largely  after 
that  of  Princeton,  to  be  presented  for  consideration  at 
the  approaching  meeting.  The  conference  at  San  Jose 
was  well  attended,  an  Alumni  Association  was  formed 
and  the  constitution  was  adopted.  The  officers  elected 
for  one  year  were:  Rev.  James  Curry,  President;  Rev. 
A.  H.  Croco,  Vice-President,  and  Rev.  Williell  Thomson, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

It  was  resolved  also  to  have  an  Alumni  speaker  to 
give  an  address  in  connection  with  the  next  Seminary 
Commencement,  if  it  should  meet  with  the  approval  of 
the  Faculty.  This  purpose  was  carried  out,  and  the 
custom  has  been  kept  up  ever  since.  The  Association 
choose  me  to  deliver  the  address;  and,  as  the  next  Com- 
mencement marked  the  decennial  anniversary  of  the 
organization  of  the  Seminary,  Dr.  W.  A.  Scott,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Faculty,  asked  me  to  make  it  a  historical 
address.  Accordingly  I  instituted  a  diligent  search 
through  the  records  of  the  Seminary,  and  was  able  to 
give  quite  a  full  and  detailed  history  of  the  first  decade 


HISTORICAL  ADDRESS  193 

of  its  existence.  The  address  was  published  in  one  of 
the  San  Francisco  dailies  and  in  "The  Occident,"  our 
church  paper. 

We  also  decided  at  that  time  to  undertake  to  raise 
money  to  endow  an  Alumnus  chair  in  the  Seminary  by 
canvassing-  our  churches  for  money.  But  the  Directors 
thought  it  not  best  for  us  to  do  this,  lest  it  might  inter- 
fere with  their  larger  projects;  so  we  undertook  the 
more  modest  work  of  endowing  a  scholarship. 

When  the  Directors  started  in  to  raise  an  endowment 
of  $50,000  for  the  California  Chair  the  Alumni  dropped 
the  work  on  the  scholarship  fund  to  assist  in  the  endow- 
ment, and  the  work  has  never  been  resumed. 

Unfortunately,  the  records  of  our  Association  up  to 
about  two  years  ago  have  been  lost,  which  emphasizes 
the  importance  of  the  work  we  are  now  engaged  in  of 
gathering  up  the  history  of  our  Alumni  and  publishing 
it  in  such  form  as  to  preserve  it.  Because  of  this  loss 
what  I  now  say  about  our  Association  must  be  largely 
from  memory  and  from  data  gleaned  from  other  sources, 
and  of  a  very  general  character. 

During  these  twenty-five  years  the  Association  has 
held  its  annual  meetings  continually  in  connection  with 
the  meetings  of  Synod,  and  in  later  years  these  meet- 
ings have  been  attended  with  a  banquet,  to  promote 
sociability  and  Christian  fellowship.  To  these  gather- 
ings we  have  taken  our  wives,  and  invited  the  Faculty 
and  sometimes  a  few  others,  and  they  have  proved 
pleasant  and  profitable  occasions. 

In  the  original  constitution  provision  was  made  for 
occasional  meetings  of  the  Association  for  the  presenta- 
tion of  papers  and  discussions  upon  various  subjects  in 
connection  with  our  work.  The  first  meetings  in  this 


194  HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 

line  were  begun  a  number  of  years  ago,  and  were  held 
in  connection  with  the  opening-  exercises  of  the  Sem- 
inary. Their  two-fold  object  was  to  develop  an  increased 
interest  among  the  Alumni  for  their  Alma  Mater  and  to 
make  them  occasions  of  mutual  helpfulness  to  them- 
selves. After  a  time  these  were  discontinued,  and  in 
later  years  it  has  been  undertaken  to  carry  out  the 
object  set  forth  in  the  constitution  by  holding  annual 
conferences  at  the  Seminary  toward  the  close  of  the 
Seminary  year.  These  conferences  have  been  well 
arranged  and  have  been  interesting  and  profitable  to 
all,  though  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  Alumni  have 
not  always  supported  them  as  they  should  have  done. 

Thus  we  see  that  our  work  as  an  Association  has  been 
along  these  four  lines:  The  Annual  Meetings  at  Synod, 
for  general  business,  the  election  of  officers  and  Christian 
fellowship;  the  Semi- Annual  Meetings  at  the  Seminary 
Commencement,  for  business  and  the  Alumni  Address; 
the  Special  Meetings  in  connection  with  the  opening  of 
the  Seminary  year;  and,  lastly,  the  Conferences  at  Com- 
mencement, which  we  trust  will  be  a  permanent  feature, 
with  constantly  increasing  interest  and  usefulness. 

When  we  turn  our  attention  to  the  work  of  the  Alumni 
as  individuals  we  find  a  wide  field.  And  in  speaking  of 
the  Alumni  here  we  include  with  the  graduates  all  who 
have  been  students  in  the  Seminary  and  have  entered 
into  the  work  of  the  ministry,  as  was  provided  for  in 
the  original  constitution. 

At  the  meeting  of  our  association  in  October,  1905,  a 
committee  was  appointed  to  prepare  a  history  of  the 
Alumni  and  Students  of  the  Seminary.  This  committee 
consisted  of  Revs.  A.  H.  Croco,  H.  N.  Bevier,  Professor 
Charles  G.  Paterson,  Charles  P.  Hessell,  and  James 


HISTORICAL  ADDRESS  195 

Curry,  chairman.  We  prepared  blank  circulars  and 
sent  them  out  to  all  the  Alumni  and  students  to  get  the 
information  needed  for  our  work;  but  returns  did  not 
come  in  from  all,  and  of  those  received  not  enough 
details  have  been  given  to  enable  your  speaker  to  enter 
into  particulars  as  fully  as  he  would  like  to  do.  But  we 
take  a  brief  glance  at  the  subject.  Let  us  consider 

1.  THE  PERSONNEL  OF  THE  MEN. — We  find  in  this 
varied  and  composite  elements,  which  are  said  to  pro- 
duce the  very  best  character  possible.  These  men  have 
come  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  from  British 
Columbia,  Canada  and  Nova  Scotia,  from  England,  Ire- 
land and  Scotland,  from  Bohemia  and  Switzerland,  from 
France  and  Germany,  from  Russia,  China  and  Japan, 
and  doubtless  from  other  nations  still.  They  have  come 
from  city  and  country,  from  mountain  and  valley,  from 
the  rich  and  poor,  and  from  most  of  the  principal  busi- 
nesses, occupations  and  professions  of  men.  They  have 
nearly  all  been  prepared  for  their  work  by  a  collegiate 
education,  or  its  equivalent  in  training  in  other  lines  of 
study,  business  and  experience,  so  that  in  mental  equip- 
ment they  take  high  rank. 

And,  moreover,  they  are  men  of  noble  character  and 
exemplary  life,  who  have  chosen  to  follow  in  the  foot- 
steps of  the  Master,  who  have  consecrated  themselves  to 
the  service  of  God,  given  themselves  to  labor  for  the 
welfare  of  mankind,  and,  with  earnest  devotion,  un- 
flagging zeal,  unwavering  faith,  bright  hope  and  warm 
love,  are  doing  all  they  can  to  bring  men  under  the 
influence  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ.  Truly  it  is  a 
noble,  faithful  and  competent  body  of  men  who  have 
gone  forth  from  this  institution  into  the  great  harvest 
field  of  the  world.  Let  us  now  notice 


196  HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 

2.  THEIR  FIELD  OF  LABOR. — The  Master  said,  "The 
field  is  the  world,"  and  into  many  parts  of  this  field  our 
Alumni  have  entered.  The  whole  number  of  graduates 
from  our  Seminary  has  been  149  and  the  whole  number 
of  students  241,  a  very  few  of  whom  have  not  entered 
the  ministry. 

Of  these  15  have  died.  There  are  now,  according-  to 
the  best  information  I  have  been  able  to  gather,  laboring 
in  some  way  in  California  60,  in  Oregon  10,  a  few  others 
at  different  points  on  the  Coast,  and  about  a  score  in  the 
Eastern  States — in  all,  in  more  than  half  the  States  and 
Territories  of  the  United  States. 

There  is  a  respectable  contingent  just  across  our 
northern  border  in  British  Columbia,  Canada  and  Nova 
Scotia,  and  one  each  in  England,  Ireland  and  Germany. 
We  go  on  and  find  them  in  our  island  possessions.  Two 
of  our  number,  Robert  Cecil  McAdie  of  the  class  of  '98 
and  Leland  Howard  Tracy,  '05,  are  in  Porto  Rico.  In 
Hawaii  we  have  C.  K.  Mitani,  '91,  and  Vaclav  Bazata, 
'96.  One  lone  Alumnus,  Edward  Lucius  Seymour,  '01, 
is  giving  the  light  of  the  gospel  to  those  who  dwell  in 
the  Philippine  Islands,  while  James  Ervine,  '02,  pro- 
claims the  truth  in  Auckland,  New  Zealand.  In  all,  six 
representatives  of  our  Alumni  are  laboring  for  Christ 
"in  the  isles  that  wait  for  Him." 

In  these  lands  called  Christian  more  than  a  hundred 
Alumni  are  laboring  to  win  men  to  accept  Christ  as 
their  Savior,  to  lead  Christians  up  to  nobler  lives,  and  to 
inspire  them  with  love,  faith,  hope  and  zeal  in  Christian 
service.  They  are  striving  to  do  all  they  can,  by  all 
means  in  their  power,  among  all  classes  of  people,  at  all 
times  and  in  all  places,  to  promote  intelligence  and 
culture,  righteousness  and  peace,  prosperity  and  happi- 


HISTORICAL  ADDRESS  197 

ness,  and  all  that  in  any  way  pertains  to  Christian  civ- 
ilization and  the  kingdom  of  God  on  earth. 

Some  of  these  have  labored  in  large  churches  and  in 
San  Francisco,  Oakland,  Los  Angeles,  Fresno,  Sacra- 
ramento,  Portland,  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Cleveland  and 
other  large  cities;  but  most  of  them  have  been  on  the 
frontier  and  in  the  smaller  churches,  laboring  as  Home 
Missionaries  and  enduring  many  hardships  to  lay  foun- 
dations and  build  up  the  waste  places  of  Zion.  The 
influence  and  importance  of  their  work  can  scarcely  be 
realized. 

But  our  Alumni  have  not  all  been  content  to  labor  in 
Christian  lands,  for  some  have  consecrated  themselves 
to  the  noble  cause  of  the  Foreign  Mission  work. 

Going  across  the  great  Pacific  and  moving  westward 
with  the  course  of  the  sun,  we  find  our  Alumni  occupy- 
ing stations  of  service  by  which  they  have  encircled  the 
globe.  In  the  Sunrise  Kingdom  of  Japan  three  of  our 
number,  native  sons  of  Japan,  are  laboring  among  that 
people  that  have  made  such  progress  recently  in  Western 
ideas  and  ways  as  to  surprise  the  whole  world,  to  do  what 
they  can  to  bring  them  under  the  influence  of  the  gospel. 
In  Korea,  that  has  been  so  ground  between  the  upper 
and  nether  stones  of  Japan  and  Russia,  Arthur  G.  Wel- 
bon,  '00,  and  Edward  H.  Miller,  '01,  are  preaching  and 
teaching  in  the  capital  city  of  Seoul. 

In  Laos,  where  the  peasants  still  live  as  the  servants 
of  feudal  lords,  Charles  R.  Callender,  '96,  lives  and  labors 
as  the  sole  representative  of  our  student  body,  while 
Robert  C.  Jones,  '99,  proclaims  the  gospel  in  Siam,  "the 
Hermit  Nation,"  now  coming  forth  from  her  seclusion. 

We  pass  on  to  China,  with  her  teeming  millions — 
China,  who  is  rousing  up  and  beginning  to  shake  her- 


198  HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 

self  as  a  great  giantess  to  enter  into  the  strifes  of  the 
nations — and  Robert  Borland,  John  F.  Kelly,  M.  D.,  '96; 
Clarence  D.  Herriott,  02,  and  George  D.  Byers,  '06,  are 
at  work  to  do  what  they  can  to  aid  in  giving  to  that 
people  a  knowledge  of  the  Savior  of  the  world  and  to 
direct  their  mig-hty  powers  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

Further  on,  somewhere  in  the  region  of  that  spot 
where  the  human  race  had  its  origin  and  where  God 
first  manifested  Himself  to  man,  in  ancient  Persia  and 
on  "India's  coral  strand,"  two  of  our  brothers — Charles 
A.  Douglas,  '01,  and  Ray  Caldwell  Smith,  '00 — have 
taken  their  stand  to  teach  those  followers  of  false  proph- 
ets to  know  Jehovah,  the  only  true  God,  and  Jesus 
Christ,  whom  He  hath  sent  to  give  unto  them  eternal 
life. 

"in  Darkest  Africa,"  where  Livingstone  explored  and 
Moffat  went  a  pioneer  missionary,  two  others — Frank 
D.  P.  Hickman,  '79,  and  James  S.  Cunningham,  '01 — 
have  followed,  to  carry  to  that  benighted  nation  the  light 
of  the  gospel  of  salvation. 

Making  a  long  stride,  we  come  to  the  Republic  of 
Chili,  on  the  western  coast  of  South  America,  where,  in 
a  land  one-fourth  larger  than  California,  with  a  popula- 
tion of  3,000,000  people,  one  lone  Alumnus,  Webster  E. 
Browning-,  Ph.  D.,  '93,  lifts  up  the  standard  of  the  Cross, 
while  a  member  of  the  class  of  1905,  Andrew  Jackson 
Whipkey,  has  gone  to  Council,  a  distant  point  in  North- 
ern Alaska,  where  he  communicates  with  the  outer  world 
but  once  a  year,  to  labor  in  that  sparcely  settled  region 
among-  a  long-neglected  people  for  whom  Jesus  died. 

Thus,  from  the  frigid  Arctic  regions  to  the  Torrid 
Zone,  from  our  Occidental  shores  through  the  Orient, 
around  the  world  to  our  own  land  again,  among  people 


HISTORICAL  ADDRESS  199 

the  most  highly  cultured  and  prosperous  down  to  the 
grossly  degraded  and  needy,  the  men  who  have  been 
educated  for  the  Master's  service  in  our  Alma  Mater  are 
found  faithfully  serving-  Him  who  said:  "Go  ye  into  all 
the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature." 
And  now  as  to 

3.  THE  SERVICE  RENDERED  AND  ITS  RESULTS. — 
Taking  the  Master  for  our  example,  we  find  that  His 
followers  can  well  serve  Him  in  all  honorable  vocations; 
for  He  not  only  preached  the  gospel,  but  He  also  ex- 
pounded the  law,  was  a  Prince  among  teachers,  worked 
at  a  trade,  practiced  the  art  of  healing,  provided  food 
for  the  hungry,  and  went  about  doing  good.  About  the 
only  thing  He  did  not  engage  in  was  the  business  of 
making  and  hoarding  up  money. 

So  we  find  our  Alumni  have,  to  some  extent,  been 
engaged  in  varied  pursuits.  Some  have  been  lawyers, 
physicians,  professors,  teachers,  editors,  authors,  lec- 
turers, directors  in  our  Seminary  and  other  institutions 
of  learning,  civil  engineers,  managers  of  railroads  and 
business  men.  In  all  these  occupations,  as  Christian 
men  they  have  exercised  a  powerful  influence  for 
righteousness. 

But  the  most  of  them  have  given  their  time  and  efforts 
to  the  more  direct  work  of  the  ministry.  They  have 
labored  as  evangelists,  striving  with  fiery  zeal  to  revive 
professing  Christians  and  to  awaken  the  unconverted; 
as  overseers,  supervising  work  among  the  weaker 
churches  and  gathering  together  the  scattered  sheep 
of  the  flock;  and  in  organizing  Sabbath -schools  and 
erecting  houses  of  worship  and  manses.  They  have 
been  engaged  in  the  lecture  field,  in  temperance  work 
and  along  Chautauqua  lines.  They  have  raised  money 


200  HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 

for  missions,  and  for  the  endowment,  library  and  stu- 
dents' aid  fund  of  our  Seminary.  They  have  taken  a 
special  interest  in  the  work  of  our  pioneers,  and  are  mak- 
ing efforts  to  honor  their  memories  and  to  gather  up  and 
preserve  the  history  and  materials  of  Presbyterianism  by 
founding"  a  Presbyterian  Historical  Society  for  that  pur- 
pose. They  are  doing  all  they  can  to  train  up  the  young 
people  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord  by 
working  among  them  in  Sabbath-schools,  Young  Peo- 
ple's Societies  and  in  Christian  schools  and  colleges. 

They  are  faithfully  preaching  the  gospel  in  Christian 
lands,  and,  with  warm  love  and  much  sacrifice,  they 
are  going  out  to  carry  it  to  those  who  sit  in  heathen 
darkness. 

Thus  they  are  doing  much  to  advance  material  pros- 
perity, to  promote  the  cause  of  education  and  knowl- 
edge, to  preserve  the  liberties  and  security  of  men,  to 
make  America  the  greatest  and  best  among  the  nations, 
to  extend  her  good  influence  into  all  the  world,  and  to 
exalt  Jesus  Christ  as  King  of  kings  and  Savior  of  men. 
They  are  seeking  to  make  men  everywhere  better,  hap- 
pier and  more  useful  on  earth,  and  to  prepare  them  for 
the  blessed  life  of  the  eternal  home. 

All  this,  and  much  more,  the  Alumni  are  striving  to 
accomplish;  and,  though  conscious  of  their  own  weak- 
ness and  that  the  results  of  their  efforts  seem  so  meagre, 
yet,  with  assurance  of  the  righteousness  of  their  cause 
and  confidence  in  the  great  Captain  of  their  salvation, 
they  press  on  and  ever  on  in  their  work,  and  eternity 
alone  will  reveal  all  the  good  results  of  their  endeavors. 

As  we  are  gathered  here  to  celebrate  our  Silver  Jubi- 
lee and  review  the  accomplishments  of  the  past  twenty- 


HISTORICAL  ADDRESS  201 

five  years  and  more,  we  may  truly  say,  "surely  the  good 
hand  of  our  God  has  been  upon  us." 

And  while  from  this  vantage  point  we  look  forward 
to  another  quarter-century  of  service  and  our  Golden 
Jubilee,  may  our  hearts  be  encouraged  and  our  faith 
strengthened,  may  we  be  incited  to  renewed  zeal  and 
diligence,  and  may  we  go  forward  with  love,  hope  and 
assurance  to  the  accomplishment  of  greater  and  better 
things  for  our  Alma  Mater  and  the  Church  of  our  Lord 
and  Savior  Jesus  Christ. 


INDEX. 


Alexander,  William        -  4,6,17,25,28,30,36,37 

Alumni,  Association  organized          -        -        -        -  12,  192 

Decennial  Address 12,  192 

Vicennial  Record 138 

Babb,  C.  E. 40 

Bailey,  C.  A. 29,  41 

Baker,  E   E. 34,  41 

Bonner,  Robert  9 

Brier,  W.  W.  8,  9 

Buck,  C.  G. 21,  25 

Burnham,  T.  F.       - 33 

Burrowes,  George 6,  17,  23,  26 

Business  Managers  29,  41 

Buildings,  The  First  10 

Named  21 

Dedicated          --------  25,  27 

Chairs  Founded — 

Apologetics  and  Missions  -----  20 

Church  History 16 

Greek  Exegesis   -------  20,  27 

Hebrew  Exegesis     -------  20 

Practical  Theology       ------  15 

Systematic  Theology       - 12 

Vocal  Culture  aad  Sacred  Music      -  21 

Chapel,  Memorial       - 26,  27 

Chapman,  J.  Wilbur 126 

Communion  Service  presented 30 

Converse,  J.  H. -  34 

Coyle,  Robert     -        - 25,  27,  40 

Crosby,  Arthur 20,21,25,28,40 


204  INDEX 

Cunningham,  T.  M.   -  8,  9 

Day,  T.  F.        -        -  ------     23,  26,  3! 

Decade,  First      --- 3 

Second  1 3 

Third         -        -         ...  24 

Fourth  32 

Dinsmore,  J.  W.  25,  27,  40 

Directors,  First  Board  of------  5 

Number  of        -        -        -         -        -        -         -         -        16,  17 

Officers  of 40 

Oregon -        -        -        -        15,  16 

Washington  1 7 

Dixon,  John       ...- 38 

Earthquake  and  Fire     -------  35 

Eells,  James       -         -         -        -         -        -        -        -        -9,  11,  15 

Emeritus  Professor,  The  first        -----  23 

Endowment,  First  gift  to  8 

Of  first  chair        -  12 

Largest  gift  to  20 

Faculty,  The  first  -  6 

First  death  in  14 

Changes  in  -  9,  24,  27,  32 

Fish,  Charles  H.  .         ...        38,  41 

Foster,  A.  W.  -        -         -         18,  24,  27,  28 

Franklin,  Stephen      -  6,  21 

Fraser,  Thomas       -        ---  14,  17,  24,  41 

Garfield,  President     -  43 

Gift,  The  largest    -  20 

Of  Seminary  site     -------  18 

Gilchrist,  H.  W.  32 

Graham,  Edward  27,  28,  40 

Gray,  George  D.     •  40,  1 1 3 

Gray,  Nathaniel  18 

Guthrie,  W.  K.  34 

Haight,  H.  H.     -  11 

Hemphill,  John      -        -  11,34,40 

Hill,  E.  P.  -  34 

Historical  Society,  Organized      -        -  30 

Officers  of -  31 


INDEX 


205 


Horton,  F.  A. 
Houses  of  Professors 
Inauguration  of,  Professors 

First  President 
Kerr,  J.  H. 
Ladd,  W.  M. 
Ladd,  W.  S.    - 

Ladies'  Auxiliary  Committee    - 
Landon,  W.  H. 
Laton,  C.  A. 
Library,  Beginning  of    - 

First  Endowment  gift  to 
Lindsley,  A.  L. 
Location  of  Seminary 
Macintosh,  J.  S.     - 
Mackenzie,  Robert    - 
Martin,  William    - 
Minton,  H.  C.    - 
Montgomery,  Alexander 

Chapel 

Hall 

Mooar,  George 
Moore,  T.  V 
Noble,  W.  B. 
Occident  files        - 
Paterson,  C.  G. 
Poor,  D.  W.  - 
Quarter-Centennial  of  Seminary 

Of  Alumni 
Richards,  J.  W. 
Robinson,  F.  H.   - 
Scholarships     - 
Scott,  W.  A. 
Stuart,  A.  and  R.  L. 
Students,  The  first 
Summaries        -        -        -        - 
Thornton,  J.  D.    - 
Trumbull,  R.  J. 

Trustees 

Underbill,  George  L. 


40 
26 

-  17,  26,  34 

34 

27 

16,  40,  108 

-  15,  16,  17 

37 

16,  24,  25,  27,  36 

29,  38,  41,  119 

7 

34 

-  16,  17,  24 

-  1,  10,  18 
33,  34,  35,  41 

!9,  20,  22,  25,  26,  28,  32,  36 

35,  40,  41 

24,  25,  26,  28,  32 

-    19,  20,  24,  26,  28 

26,  27,  28 

21,25 

28 

35 

27,  40 

33 

33,  37 

-  5,  6,  9 

28 

-  36,  189 

-  34,  38,  41 
30 

22 

3,  4,  5,  6,  8,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14 

8,  11 

7 

12,  23,  31,  38,  185 
37 

-  6,  29,  41 

-  37,  41 

41 


206  INDEX 

Walker,  H.  K. 34 

Wicher,  E.  A. 34,  36 

ALUMNI  AND  STUDENTS — 

History  of 129 

Biographical  Sketches  of        -        -        -       /-        -  133 

Summary  of 185 

List  of  the  Departed 186 

BIOGRAPHICAL,  SKETCHES — 

Alexander,  William       -        - 51 

Babb,  C.  E. 125 

Buck,  C.  G. 103 

Burrowes,  George 57 

Converse,  John  H. 121 

Day,  T.  F.  85 

Eells,  James 67 

Foster,  A.  W. 117 

Fraser,  Thomas 77 

Gilchrist,  H.  W. 95 

Gray,  Nathaniel HI 

Haight,  Henry  H. 105 

Hemphill,  John -        -        -  91 

Kerr,  J.  H.  93 

.     Ladd,  W.  S.  - 107 

Landon,  W.  H.          - 89 

Lindsley,  A.  I/.      -        -        -        -        -        -        -        .  73 

Macintosh,  J.  S.       -------  79 

Mackenzie,  Robert        -------  83 

Minton,  H.  C. 87 

Montgomery,  Alexander 115 

Moore,  T.  V. -  101 

Paterson,  Charles  G. 97 

Poor,  D.  W. 65 

Scott,  W.  A.                              -  45 

Thompson,  J.  D.      -        -        -        -        -        -        -  119 

Thornton,  J.  D.     -        -        -                 -        -        -        -  123 

Wicher,  E.  A. -  99 

QUARTER-CENTENNIAL — 

Anniversary  of-        -        -        -        -        -        -        -189 

Programme 190 

Historical  Address 191 


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